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IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE ALL GUILTY OF... FOCUSING ON OUR PHONE OR TABLET WHILE TUNING OUT THE WORLD.

The service which treats children and young people with mental illness in Wales is in a state of crisis, according to child health experts.

Have you been one of the parents that have read the new release Out of Control: Why Disciplining Your Child Doesn't Worka and What Will ? If not, you are missing out as the general consensus of the readers of this amazing book is "Where was this information when my kids were younger?" and "The atmosphere in our home has begun changing already!" ... (more)

The controversy over three-parent embryos could soon be old hat. Writing in one of the world's leading journals, one of Britain's best-known bioethicists has outlined a strategy for creating children with four or more genetic parents.

Back during the days when my daughter was a sweet, easy infant, I remember another mom telling me that having a child is like having your heart walking around outside of your body for the rest of your life.

There are all kinds of tests of parenting. The first day of school. The trip to the ER after a playground mishap.

A specialist Nottinghamshire advice team offering advice and support to children and their families, has dealt with more than 1,500 requests for help in its first five months.

Abuse in a marriage affects the whole family. There may be false belief that a victim holds saying "my partner might abuse me, but they are still a good parent to the kids."

With as many as 1.5 million Americans having some form of autism, including milder variants such as what used to be called Asperger Syndrome, many of those on the autism spectrum are also parents.

DeJean Middle School's corridors and classrooms were abuzz Saturday not with algebra and English, but with giving young people a helping hand into adulthood.

NA'AMAT debuted a unique campaign geared towards fathers to become more equal partners and take responsibility through joint parenting.

Milwaukee Police say a ten year old ended up driving after his mom was drunk when she picked him up from the bus stop.

But whether it's advice about following your dreams, a stern grandmotherly talking to about moving on or a "birds and the bees" lecture, here are 10 pieces of advice worth sharing from our favorite TV parents: "As long as you're not hurting anybody, you can do anything you want to do."

An attorney representing two Detroit-area nurses challenging Michigan's gay-marriage ban is focusing part of his closing arguments on expert testimony presented throughout the trial.

A startup is crowdfunding cross-country flights to help single men and women in San Francisco and New York find love.

A teenage boy fatally shot his ex-girlfriend before turning the gun on himself at a north Phoenix home in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities said.

Turkey's prime minister has threatened drastic steps to censor the Internet, including shutting down Facebook and YouTube, where audio recordings of his alleged conversations suggesting corruption have been leaked in the past weeks, dealing him a major blow ahead of this month's local elections.

A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle around 3:20 p.m. Friday at Market and Broad streets in York, according to York County 911.

A federal audit finds New Jersey did nothing wrong when it used a no-bid contract to hire a firm to clean up debris left behind by Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

The American Academy of Pediatrics says parents should talk with their kids about issues that important to tweens and teens: bullying, popularity, status, depression, social anxiety, risk-taking and sexual development.