Beware of the "summer slide." A childhood education expert offers tips on how to ensure your child is ready for the school year.

Pushing a stroller changes how runners move, lowering some injury risks while raising others. Here’s what the biomechanics data reveals.

Infant maltreatment drops significantly when parents gain access to paid family leave, according to a new study.

In a new podcast episode, developmental psychologist Ariel Kalil digs into the surprising science behind raising successful kids.

Colorado enshrined the right to abortion in its Constitution, but it still requires minors to seek consent from a parent.

Chronic alcohol abuse by parents heightens their children's susceptibility to liver cancer and other health risks, according to new findings.

Recent research shows childhood memories of emotion towards a parent may be malleable. Should psychotherapies warn clients about this potential side effect?

Future-oriented thinking, rather than careening from moment to moment, can help parents have more meaningful moments with their children.

There is a rise in heterosexual prospective parents having a child outside a romantic relationship.

A new study finds that the effects of malnutrition could be passed on for up to four generations.