New poll results indicate a gap between parents' views on independence for kids and their propensity for "helicopter parenting."

Parents and coaches of youth chess players peg the highest potential rating of girl players to be lower than that of boy players.

"...the US has really focused on pushing breastfeeding as a goal, but we have done that without thinking through all of the relative costs..."

"All mothers experience stress; but Black mothers in the US experience additional stresses specifically related to parenting and racism."

Only a third of adults in the US didn't rely on their parents for some form of material support between their late teens and early 40s.

Things like youth groups, religious school, and weekly services may influence youths' feelings about keeping religion as part of their life.

New research offers insights into how climate change will affect child welfare.

About 460,000 children in the US moved in with grandparents in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers report.

Experts have tips for you to prep your kids for heading back to school, including advice on vaccines, mental health, and more.

"Immigrants in states with public insurance restrictions for postpartum immigrants are less likely to receive postpartum care."