BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Kids can be tethered to their phones and video games nowadays, and much of it takes place inside at home. But a Brevard County program aims to get them out the door and to “be ...

SAN ANTONIO – Pediatric doctors in San Antonio say 2025 brought a familiar post-COVID pattern: more childhood viruses emerging outside their usual seasons and some infections hitting harder than they ...

Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University and teaches parents, students and teachers how to manage screentime. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is ...

Co-authored by Priscilla Li, MD, and Eunice Y. Yuen, MD, PhD Screen time is used to describe activities that involve devices with screens, including cellphones, televisions, and computers. With the ...

ATLANTA — As freezing temperatures grip metro Atlanta this Thanksgiving week, hundreds of homeless youth are at heightened risk. In a powerful show of solidarity, more than 150 volunteers gave up ...

‘In the Loop’ checks in with a local nonprofit reclaiming outdoor space for kids in communities targeted by federal immigration enforcement. The number of safe spaces for Black and brown Chicago youth ...

A new poll suggests parents can do more to encourage their children to play. We know kids are spending more time on their phones and tablets, but experts said it’s also taking time away from the joys ...

Some young children are virtual shut-ins, rarely leaving their homes to play, a new poll shows. About 1 in 10 preschoolers and toddlers go outside to play once a week or less, the University of ...

Local sportsman club hosts Kids Day to get children outside in Leetonia, Ohio ‘Second Amendment auditors’ walking Florida roads with AR-15 and body armor Minnie Driver Slams Old Headline About Her ...

An Ohio deputy was inside a porta potty when someone tipped it over, then he fired shots, officials say. Screengrab from WOIO. What started as a bathroom break ended with shots being fired and a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a fairly new mother of one child. After working hard to clear my work schedule and afford a family vacation, we’re finally here! The issue is all the other parents. Every time I ...