When pediatricians simply talk to parents about preventing childhood injuries, it can help families keep kids safer, a new study shows.

Speaking to a baby in "parentese" and responding to babbles with smiles and eye contact is important for the baby's language development.

Recent travel-related disasters may have children feeling anxious. An expert offers some tips to calm their fears.

Cases of measles have already surpassed those of last year. An infectious diseases expert explains symptoms, prevention, and more.

Vaccine skepticism, and the broader medical mistrust and far-reaching anxieties it reflects, is not just a fringe position in the 21st century.

An expert has some tips for parents about what you can do early on to help your child go from learning to read to reading to learn.

Living in violent neighborhoods can change children's brain development, but parents can shield them from the detrimental effects.

Black and white parents talked to their kids about the Black Lives Matter movement after the murder of George Floyd, but used different language to explain it.

An expert explains why homework is essential, how to maximize its benefit to learners, and what the "no-homework" approach gets wrong.