HUNGRY parents in North Korea have been caught eating their CHILDREN to avoid starvation, according to reports. One father is said to have been executed by firing squad for killing his two kids for food. And it has spark...

Scientists have created a genetically modified (GM) cow that produces milk with low levels of a protein known to cause allergic reactions in a significant proportion of children. The researchers believe it could one day...

A small change in how teachers and parents read aloud to preschoolers may provide a big boost to their reading skills later on, a new study found. That small change involves making specific references to print in books w...

The Bin Laden family saga—as reconstructed through accounts of his wives, children, and the compound where he was killed in Abbottabad—offered a portrait of a wanted man living a more domestic and settled life than the i...

Research in developmental psychology has increasingly supported what many experienced parents and teachers have long observed: kindness is not simply a character trait that children either have or don't — it is a skill t...

One of Britain’s leading experts on children’s mental health has advised parents to reject years of convention and allow children to sleep next to them until the age of five. Margot Sunderland, director of education at t...

Relationships and Human Connection Humans are fundamentally social creatures. Strong relationships are central to happiness, health, and meaning. Multiple Relationships A fulfilling life typically involves multiple types...

American pediatric guidelines have shifted significantly on fruit juice over the past decade, moving from qualified endorsement to substantial restriction as evidence accumulated that juice—even 100 percent fruit juice—c...

PEDIATRICS DIGEST SUMMARY Adverse Events From Cough and Cold Medications After a Market Withdrawal of Products Labeled for Infants A voluntary market withdrawal of orally administered, over-the-counter cough and cold med...