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Attorneys for Texas teen Ethan Couch claimed that his "affluenza" meant he was blameless for driving drunk and causing a crash that left four people dead in June.

On December 14, 2012, I watched the news coverage from my living room while my rambunctious 3-year-old played around me.

It's easy during the holiday season to feel the stress of being a solo parent. At a time when you hear those beloved Christmas carols like "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire," you feel more like "Jack Frost nipping at your nose."

Police say they learned that Gutierrez had gone early Tuesday to the home in the area of Maryland and 35th avenues with his girlfriend, who was the ex-girlfriend of a resident at the home.

A major source of gender inequality in the labor market is the earnings penalty that women typically experience when they become mothers.

A year after the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in which 20 children and six adults were killed, just 16 percent of Americans believe stricter gun control laws would have been most effective in preventing the tragedy.

A young man who raped and murdered his stepmother will most likely continue to remain a threat to society while he is still alive.

He was reported after the victim told her mother and then used a teddy bear to explain to police what had happened.

About this series: Rachel Basch is the author of two novels, The Passion of Reverend Nash and Degrees of Love.

Although three-quarters of Canadians believe stay-at-home parenting is best for children under six, a national study released Monday shows support for such an arrangement drops among people with higher levels of education.

At a time when most kids are thinking about the latest toys and electronic gadgets they want for Christmas, others are wishing for something simpler.

Research from Brigham Young University's School of Family Life links helicopter parenting to diminished college-student engagement in school.

A new book by a University of New Hampshire professor brings together more than four decades of research to make the definitive case against spanking children.

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WASHINGTON, DC, December 11, 2013 - A prison sentence may not always have negative consequences for children of the incarcerated, says University of California, Irvine sociologist Kristin Turney.

A PARENTING book that advocates spanking has come under fire after the deaths of three children whose parents appeared to be influenced by its teachings.

The scenes are too common for comfort: A mother grabs her daughter's arm roughly on the bus.

This humor blog is about my personal search for signs of intelligent life in the universe and in my neighborhood.

For more than 23 years, Oakley Preschool, a state-run preschool program, has been providing free or low-cost preschool services to Oakley residents.

Get to know their friends and their parents. Have more control over activities, where they go.