This month is filled with the NC State Fair, live music, fall festival fun and pumpkin patches. Make sure to check out our fall guide for a list of pumpkin patches, hayrides and more spooky events.

If you have a young child, you know how difficult a trip to the pediatrician can be. Call the doctor’s office to set up an appointment. Please listen closely as our ...

Florida's proposal to end school vaccine mandates is criticized for potentially harming children from lower-income families. Writers express strong, opposing views on Donald Trump's presidency, his ...

HELENA — Shodair Children's Hospital had a special visitor on Friday, just as football season is underway. Drew Bledsoe is a decorated former NFL quarterback who played for the New England Patriots, ...

Lisa M. Given receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Association for Information Science and Technology.

Australia's eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, today outlined an updated list of platforms that may fall under the social media age restrictions that will take effect later this year. While ...

So much of parenting takes place in the doldrums of everyday life — planning meals, blowing noses, soothing yet another tantrum and tackling the endless mountain of laundry. Yet, every so often, a ...

Four members of a Lebanese family with U.S. ties — including three children and their father — were killed in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon over the weekend that left a total of five people ...

One of the many jobs that parents and grandparents have is to boost a child’s self-esteem with encouraging phrases (without overly praising them). This can often come in the form of a genuine ...

Several groups stated that acetaminophen is safe for pregnant women. Major medical organizations and scientific groups are reacting to the Trump administration's assertion on Monday that the use of ...

Thousands of children in Polk county face weekends without enough to eat. Local nonprofits, churches and businesses — from kidsPACK to Publix and food pantries across the county — are stepping in to ...