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Parents beware.  This holiday season when you have family over and you're distracted by dinner or entertaining or whatever... keep an eye on the kids. Here is proof that kids left unchecked will most likely destroy something.  In this case, a mom was in the bathroom and 2 young boys pulled out a 5 pound bag of flour out of the cupboard and had a hay day.  It's impressive the coverage that the boys

A study of 20,000 US families found kids with fathers suffering from depression are more likely to have emotional and behavioral problems than other children. Michael Weitzman at the New York University School of Medicine, who authored the study, said these findings are especially important at a time when unemployment is high and some military dads are returning from Afghanistan and Iraq with emot

What happens when you tell your kids that you ate all of the Halloween candy they collected during the night? As it turns out, lots of crying.

A new review of previous research indicates that there could be a correlation between the amount of time children spend outside and nearsightedness. Researchers analyzed the results of eight different studies, involving more than 10,000 participants, and found that children who are nearsighted spend an average of 3.7 fewer hours a week outside than children with normal vision.

The 160 Waldorf private schools in the United States boast an impressive student body: the children of tech luminaries from firms like eBay, Google, Apple, Yahoo and Hewlett-Packard. But what makes Waldorf a seemingly odd choice for such parents is that until kids are in the eighth grade, the school is completely unwired with not a computer screen to be found.

Since 2007, the Zombie Research Society has been raising awareness about the undead and the upcoming zombie pandemic. Their latest effort, an illustrated book called ‘That’s Not Your Mommy Anymore,’ aims to educate the younger members of our society on what to do when a parent becomes a brain-eating monster.

When this little boy’s father tells him that a bug caught in a spiderweb isn’t going to ever be able to escape, the boy naively responds that he thinks the bug’s “mommy has to come and get him out.” It’s a touching reminder of how the innocence of childhood can stand up to even the starkest cruelty of the natural world.

School is almost back in session, which means it’s time to start brushing up on tips for taking the bus. The school bus can be a great resource for time-strapped parents and independence-seeking children alike. But it also needs to be approached with safety and care. Here are five tips to make your child’s bus ride the best it can be.

After naming their first three children Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz, it seemed a safe bet that soccer star David Beckham and his fashionista wife, Victoria, wouldn't name their newborn daughter anything staid or conventional. They didn't disappoint.

Kids lazing around the house doing all summer long? Not this year. There's a whole world of activities out there. Sure, some of it might not be air conditioned but that's a small risk to take for summer fun. Organize a Party The summer can be a great time to bring out your child's inner party planner or inner chef...

For a professional singer, there are few gaffes more embarrassing than flubbing a line from 'The Star Spangled Banner.' (Are you listening, Christina Aguilera?) But when these pint-sized patriots get caught up on the lyrics, well, it's just flat-out adorable. The more m ...

While the Easter bunny is generally well-regarded for its fluffy belly, alert ears and too-cute buck teeth, some humans just aren't so fond of the creature. We're talking about young kiddos who -- when faced with the giant creature every Easter holiday -- erupt into a fountain of tears, traumatic screams and eyes bulging out of their sockets. It's almost as if adults just want a little entertainme