Despite concerns, most parents get their kids vaccinated

Despite concerns, most parents get their kids vaccinated

Parents worry about the safety of vaccines for their children even though most go ahead and have their kids immunized, researchers...

The Bond: Staying in touch when children go to college

The Bond: Staying in touch when children go to college

The second in a series on the evolution of the parent-child relationship.

L.A. schools consider dumping chocolate milk

L.A. schools consider dumping chocolate milk

An item that's on millions of kids' meal trays once or twice a day has become the subject of a food fight in school districts around the...

Don't let under-26 son go without insurance

Don't let under-26 son go without insurance

My son graduates from USC this year. He doesn't have a job lined up with health insurance. Because he is under 26 years old, we can put...

Most kids who lose a parent don't experience lengthy depression

Most kids who lose a parent don't experience lengthy depression

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...

Pediatrics: Parents would seek genetic tests for their kids

Pediatrics: Parents would seek genetic tests for their kids

Parents are interested in genetic testing for their children to find out kids' risks of common health problems including cancers and heart...

Latino kids follow parents' lead when it comes to exercising (or not)

Compared with other ethnic groups, Hispanic adults spend very little time engaging in leisure time activity. And their lack of...

Parenting experts weigh in on 'Tiger Mother'

Parenting experts weigh in on 'Tiger Mother'

In "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" (Penguin Press, 2011), Yale Law School Professor Amy Chua describes child-rearing techniques that, as...

Keep your teen safe behind the wheel

Keep your teen safe behind the wheel

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...

Football concussions: The smaller hits matter too

Football concussions: The smaller hits matter too

School lunchboxes: How to make them eco-friendly?

School lunchboxes: How to make them eco-friendly?

 

PICTURES: Fisher-Price Recalls Millions of Toys

PICTURES: Fisher-Price Recalls Millions of Toys

Fisher-Price is recalling more than 10 million tricycles, toys and high chairs over safety concerns.

 
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