The beginning of the new school year is a trigger for anxiety for many children, teens, and young adults.

It’s that time of year when many parents across the U.S. see their kids head off to college or leave home to start their working lives. For parents and guardians, experts say, the separation from ...

Any evidence of lice was once a reason for immediate dismissal from school, not to return until the student’s head was lice-free. But what are known as “no-nit” policies have been dropped in favor of ...

Evelyn Thompson of Lice Is Simple, a treatment company in Nashville, Tennessee, checks the head of a student at a preschool that experienced an outbreak this summer affecting at least 13 children.

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When parents sit too much, their kids tend to follow suit. But if parents keep active, children don’t mirror the same sedentary habits, a new study has shown. It highlights the power of parents as ...

"Children are the mirror of their parents" is a cliché, but it describes the reality in certain contexts. At least in relation to physical inactivity, this was demonstrated by a study conducted by ...

Thirteen children lost their parents when they were killed in an accident in an off-road vehicle. Marcus Ragland, a father-of-10, and Ashley Hawkins, a mother-of-three, were driving in an All-Terrain ...

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has started requiring parents looking to reunite with their children who crossed into the U.S. alone to show up for interviews where ...

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has started requiring parents looking to reunite with their children who crossed into the U.S. alone to show up for interviews where ...