Key Takeaways • Kissing your child on the lips is a personal choice, and there’s no one-size-fits-all answer for families. • ...

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A study establishes that "social ties" — a fancy way of saying being nice to other, even those you don't know — has benefits. A teacher asked her students to test the thesis in real life.

Raising children to have a good relationship with food and their bodies is one of the best ways to promote good self-esteem and protect them from developing disordered eating. But this can be tricky ...

The daytime talk show host is a mom to son Kayin and twins Clara and Uche Yvonne Tnt/BFA.com/Shutterstock While co-hosting Today with Jenna and Sheinelle, Sheinelle ...

In the masterful debut story collection from Gibson, characters confront eerie and unexpected situations. A psychic animal whisperer receives a house call from an old acquaintance in “Pest Control,” ...

Annalisa (Nalis) Merelli is a contributing writer at STAT focused on boys’ and men’s health. Glaucoma is the second-leading cause of blindness, and a silent one at that. It’s estimated that half of ...

Nearly every California county saw a drop in children's eye exams over the past decade, a new report finds. One boy's teachers thought he was disruptive. He just couldn't see the board. Welcome to ...

Free child care is starting to take root in the US. But is it good for kids? Last year, New Mexico became the first state to offer free universal child care. This year, New York began offering free ...

If your baby avoids eye contact, turns away when you look at them, seems to gaze past you, or doesn’t hold your eyes during feeding or play, you’re not imagining it, and you’re not overreacting. This ...