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Are Americans playing with their kids enough?
The survey revealed that children spend about three and a half hours playing with their parents each day, while three hours are spent playing on their own and the other...
Quick-thinking bystander rescues baby after mom 'just plain forgot' him in 110-degree car: cops
A passerby in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, spotted the two-month-old boy baking alive in a car that police called an “oven,” according to authorities. He had been strapped in the vehicle for...
NYC boy, 5, found foaming at mouth had methadone in system, father has history of neglect cases: cops
A 5-year-old boy who died after cops found him foaming at the mouth in a Bronx apartment had methadone in his system, police said.
5-year-old boy dies after he's found foaming at the mouth in 'filthy' NYC apartment: sources
A 5-year-old boy died after he was found foaming at the mouth inside a "filthy" Bronx home early Sunday a stone's throw from a hospital, police and sources said.
12-year-old girl killed by crocodile while swimming in creek
The child's disappearance began a nearly two-day search by land, air and water.
Alleged bank robber had young child with during crime: FBI
The FBI said that a young child was in a seat of a shopping cart when Ronnie Newman gave tellers a note demanding cash.
Child hot car death pushes parents who lost daughter to sound alarm over 'preventable tragedy'
Young family shares story of losing their youngest daughter, as she died at 3 years old after being left in her father's truck for four hours in the summer heat.
The scientific reason why babies say 'dada' before 'mama'
Children who refer to their mother as "dada" may not actually be showing paternal preference.
Dear Abby: My friend is in an abusive relationship, I'm worried for her safety
Dear Abby weighs in on a friend with a habit for verbally and physically abusive boyfriends and a widow who has found a companion.
Autism center employee charged in sickening caught-on-video assault of toddler
Sickening video emerged this week of an employee at an autism center repeatedly assaulting a 3-year-old boy during her first unsupervised shift at an autism center in Minnesota. Arianna Williams,...
I live by the 9-minute theory for parenting: These are the times of day when kids need you the most
Kids today are growing up in a New York minute.
Dear Abby: I hate being touched -- but people act like it's a joke
Dear Abby weighs in on a mailer who hates being touched, and a daughter who worries about loosing touch with her remarried father.
'Sharenting' can leave your baby exposed to ID theft risk — before they're even born: study
Sharenting, a portmanteau of 'sharing' and 'parenting,' could be leaving their incoming tots vulnerable to digital kidnappers and identity thieves — much sooner than you think.
Meet the teens who have lost weight on Ozempic-like drugs — slimming down to stay alive
“I'm happier with my body and mind,” said one GenZer who dropped 60 pounds. “I look in the mirror and feel confident."
Dark circles under your child's eyes? There could be a logical explanation
If your child has dark circles under their eyes, there could be a logical explanation.
Conjoined twin Abby Hensel's husband hit with paternity suit — two years after they married
Court records show a "genetic test report" was entered onto the file just weeks ago — on March 7, 2024, but the details and results are not publicly available.
2-year-old boy shot in broad daylight NYC shooting: NYPD
A 2-year-old boy was shot in the Bronx in broad daylight, police said.
How to tell your kids someone they love has been diagnosed with cancer — amid Kate Middleton's battle
It's "going to be OK.” Kate Middleton has revealed that she gently informed her three children of her cancer diagnosis in an “appropriate way” and reassured them that she is...
13-year-old killed in Brooklyn shooting was targeted in revenge plot over Instagram Live beating: sources
Prior to Gill's murder, the suspected gunman was kidnapped by members of the same crew Gill was affiliated with.