Parenting

Autism Motherhood

Autism brings unique challenges during motherhood, and some women may not realize they have the disorder

Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support — here's how to keep kids safe

AI Chatbots Teens

Beyond car seats and childproof pill bottles: A psychologist explains how to empower kids to make safer choices

Child Safety Parenting

Dads today talk more freely with their teens about sex and relationships

Dads Relationships Teens

Could your kid benefit from counseling? Experts offer 3 questions to help you decide

Child Psychology Therapy

Like a couple atoms, dad jokes can help families bond

dad jokes study

Babies understand deceit as early as 8 months old. By age 3, children are adept 'little liars'

Babies Toddlers Deception

Helping parents better handle stress may reduce childhood obesity rates

Parenting Stress Obesity

Picky eating starts in the womb – here's how to expand your child's palate

Picky Eating Children

Quality time at family meals may lower teens' risk of using alcohol, marijuana

Family Meal Drugs

People test out parenthood by getting dogs — but not cats

Children's Health

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

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

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

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

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

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

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