Parenting

Children Sleep Recommendations

How much sleep do children get? Not as much as their parents think

Breastfeeding is ideal for child and parent health but challenging for most families – here's how to find support

Breastfeeding Benefits Support

1 in 6 parents say they have skipped vaccines for their kids, survey shows

Vaccine hesitancy survey

Parents can help teens navigate online racism, and research shows one strategy works best

Online Racism Parenting

Parenting strategies are shifting as neuroscience brings the developing brain into clearer focus

Parenting Neuroscience Strategies

Parents don't need to try harder — to ease stress, forget self-reliance and look for ways to share the care

Parenting stress

U.S. fertility rate fell to a record low last year, CDC says

Fertility Rate U.S.

For most kids, camp homesickness is just a 'bump in the road.' A CHOP expert explains how parents should respond

Camp Homesickness

How children use screens matters more than how much time they spend on them

Child Screen Time

Game theory explains why reasonable parents make vaccine choices that fuel outbreaks

Vaccine Hesitancy Measles

Only 1 in 4 mothers report having 'excellent' mental health – a sharp decline from 2016

Mental health mothers

Teens who drink alcohol with their parents' permission consume more as young adults, new research shows

Teens Alcohol Family

Running with a stroller? Here's how it affects your form — and risk of injury

Stroller Running

A trip to spring training is a chance to strengthen bonds between generations

Bezich Spring Training

Babies are breastfed longer when their dads take parental leave

Gerber recalls baby teething sticks due to potential choking hazard

gerber teething sticks recall

Baby Cafe breastfeeding support center to open in Camden library

baby cafe camden

'Hurried child syndrome' can lead to anxiety and depression; here's how parents can avoid overextending kids

hurried child syndrome

Carli Lloyd announces birth of daughter after struggling with 'unexplained infertility'

Pregnant Black women are more likely to be given unscheduled C-sections than white women, study finds

c-sections black women

Parenting has become so stressful that it's now a public health issue, U.S. surgeon general warns

Parenting Surgeon General

This Philly parenting program teaches dads how to be better engaged in their children's lives

Focus on Fathers

To help parents facing adversity nurture their children, a Delaware prof created a program now used by 10 countries

Mary Dozier Delaware

Parents who want to reduce their kids' screen time should start by reducing theirs, study finds

parents kids screen time

The hour after day care is the least nutritious for young kids, study finds

Day care Pickup Snacks

Carli Lloyd announces pregnancy, details journey with 'unexplained infertility'

Strong parental support lowers the depression risk of young adults, study finds

Parents Young Adults

Screen time for babies, toddlers may harm their abilities to process the world around them, Drexel researchers say

Baby Screen Time

Drinking during holidays and special occasions could affect how you parent your kids

Parenting Holidays Drinking

Children's Health

More parents are giving kids melatonin as a sleep aid, but experts urge caution

Melatonin Kids Safety

Cozy images of plush toys and blankets undercut messaging on safe infant sleep

Babies Safe Sleep

Babies almost all try crawling as they begin to move, but CDC says it's not a useful developmental milestone

Baby Milestones Crawling

Bluey teaches children and parents alike about how play supports creativity – and other life lessons

Bluey TV Parenting

Most drownings among young children occur in backyard pools; here's how to keep them safe as they swim

Children's Health

Social media is a driver of youth mental health crisis, U.S. surgeon general warns

Surgeon General Social Media Youth

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