Children who miss early vaccinations are far more likely to miss the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine by age two, a new study published Friday finds.

Research from recent decades shows that versions of Kara’s experience are common for less favored siblings. In childhood, they are more likely to have poorer mental health, worse family relationships and less academic success than their siblings.

As great as the internet is, it can also be a wild and sometimes scary place. It's why increasingly parents are getting creative with how they share their images of their children online. Such as using emojis to cover their face in an attempt to protect ...

Here are the 9 best children's museums in the U.S.

Your choices as a parent begin before your child is even born. From what to feed them to how to discipline, parenting seems to be one choice after another. The choices you make regarding your child’s health will affect them throughout their life.

Find something new to read with your kids with one of these best children's books, selected by educators and librarians. A child can never have too many books, but navigating through all the options can be difficult. That’s why I pulled together some of ...

As someone who writes books for children, I am privy to a never-ending debate in children’s-literature circles. (You may now be imagining old ladies in floral dresses sitting around Victorian parlors, knitting and discussing the relative merits of ...

Babies and young children are sponges that soak in practically everything in their environments. It’s true! Even during story time, their minds are at work, taking in all the language they hear and lessons the characters learn. Reading to your child ...

Within the United States, education is commonly regarded as an equalizer to opportunity and upward mobility. In reality, there are countless impediments in the system that exclude low-income children from reaping the full benefits of education long before ...

CHRISTUS Children’s, a world-class, freestanding hospital anchored by a broad, integrated network of community-based services and partners, joined Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital in February, 2013, to ensure that the children ...