Hovering usually comes from love and anxiety, not control. These three things help anxious parents hover less while still supporting their kids and building independence.

Anastasia Espinal (Lana 4, Ethan 7) As parents, our knee-jerk reaction is to jump in and help kids when they’re faced with an issue or hardship. But allowing kids the space to solve their own problems ...

The CDC has issued guidance about how to correct an incorrect COVID-19 dose. Health experts are urging parents to continue to get their children vaccinated after at least four separate incidents ...

Today, Marc Brackett is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. But he remembers what it was like to be a kid who struggled with his emotions. “I would sometimes just sit ...

Young children get sick far more often than adults, and it is completely normal. Most healthy kids come down with about six viral illnesses a year—and preschoolers and early elementary-aged children ...

Kids are really the germiest members of the household. In case you didn’t know that from experience, new research published in the journal Pediatrics confirmed that respiratory viruses circulate ...

Reading a bedtime story to your child is a tradition that goes beyond bonding time. Not only sparking their love for reading, it can also play a vital role in their long-term success. "By age three, ...

One of the challenges parents face are picky eaters. Dr Nina said it’s important for parents to nurture healthy eating habits ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can ...

With three kids in a charter school, this stay-at-home mom is spending $180 on school supplies alone. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) I am a stay-at-home mom, although I’m ...

All this talk of war can be scary, especially for children... So a local church is making sure kids are coping as well they can. Frazer United Methodist started the program after seeing so many of its ...