One Ohio hospital has started checking literacy skills during visits for kids as young as 3 to help spot reading struggles early and coach parents on simple home habits.
- LAURA UNGAR AP Medical Writer
A new study suggests that babies can distinguish between objects at 2 months old, earlier than scientists previously thought.
- Rachel Hutton The Minnesota Star Tribune
If you avoid the subject, kids can fill the gap with misinformation and worst-case scenarios they’ve conjured.
- Dr. Mary Beth Miotto American Academy of Pediatrics
About 50,000 children under 5 go to ERs each year after swallowing medicine unintentionally.
- Saman Shafiq USA TODAY
Here's a look at what are predicted to be the least popular baby names in 2026.
- LAURA UNGAR Associated Press
Just 1 in 30,000 pregnancies occur outside the uterus. This one made it to full term.
- Laura Trujillo, Veronica Bravo and Carlie Procell USA TODAY
A new survey shows 43% of women say they are burned out or emotionally exhausted. And more than a third feel that way every single day.
These toys, marketed to kids as young as 2, are often powered by AI models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which have been shown to harm children and teenagers.
The outbreak has sickened at least 13 infants in 10 states. No deaths have been reported.
A study that upended medical practice by recommending feeding babies peanut products early to prevent allergies has had a big effect in the real world.
Some school systems don't offer bus service. In other cases, the available options don't work for families.
The parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine sued OpenAI and its CEO alleging ChatGPT coached the boy in planning and taking his own life.
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