By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog
HONOLULU — A significant number of children in the U.S. lose a parent to death each year. But a new study shows that, after a normal...
By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times
Parents are interested in genetic testing for their children to find out kids' risks of common health problems including cancers and heart...
By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times
Compared with other ethnic groups, Hispanic adults spend very little time engaging in leisure time activity. And their lack of...
By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times
In "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" (Penguin Press, 2011), Yale Law School Professor Amy Chua describes child-rearing techniques that, as...
By David Pierson
By Meredith Blake
By Sue Hubbard, M.D., The Kid's Doctor
If you're the parent of a teenage driver, it can be a bit nervewracking! The best way to keep your nerves in check is to establish and...
By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times
By Heather John, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Fisher-Price is recalling more than 10 million tricycles, toys and high chairs over safety concerns.