Parenting

Schools across the United States are closing due to spikes in influenza and other seasonal illnesses. As the 2024–2025 flu season rages on with no peak yet in sight, some school systems are overwhelmed with sick students and staff.

Audrey Barton’s 12-year-old daughter Isabella has been living in a unit on top of her family’s garage for the past year.

Beverages take up multiple aisles in the supermarket, making them a substantial part of most people’s diets. And the type of beverages you choose for your kids makes a difference in their overall health.

Some parents say never. Others say whenever. An expert settles the crop top debate.

From Aspen to Zane, parents seeking a seasonally inspired name can snuggle up with this list of cozy options.

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis and parenting expert Donna Tetreault, author of “Dear Me: Letters to Myself for All of My Emotions”, discuss how to process grief after losing everything and how to speak with your kids & others about it.

The former NBA star responded to comments made by his daughter about how she grew up without him being “present” in her life.

Fifty-three percent of Gen X parents are concerned their kids won’t be fully financially independent into adulthood, U.S. Bank data reveals.

Pregnant Georgetown Law student Brittany Lovely says she had to fight her school to get a final exam rescheduled when it fell close to her baby’s due date.

Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD, host of the Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic Podcast shares advice on broaching the subject this holiday season.

As the holiday season rolls around, one of the most debated parenting topics resurfaces: Should parents tell their kids that Santa isn’t real? Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore, a clinical psychologist and creator of the “Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic” podcast, sheds light on this hot topic in an interview with NBC.

Twin mom Kristen Fox did a double take when she opened a birthday party invite addressed to only one of her daughters. 

Jason Kelce and his wife announced that they were adding a fourth baby girl to the family, and the former NFL star shared how they are preparing.

Many families have been effectively cutting a second rent check to send their kids to day care, according to new data from the Department of Labor.

Would you name your baby Rover or Fido?

Baby name consultant and mom of three Colleen Slagan has a ton of baby names she absolutely loves. But there are a few aspects of the baby naming process that give her “the ick.”

While Amelia Wright ran a road race, her mother, Rebecca Wright, was going the extra mile … as a matchmaker.

A child born after loss is commonly referred to as a “rainbow baby,” but this term can sometimes be problematic.

The cake didn’t reveal the baby’s sex — a voicemail from the bakery did.

We checked the law in all 50 states. Plus, an expert explains how to tell if your child is mature enough.