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School shootings have become much more common occurrences in the 21st century. What affect are these events -- and the drills designed to protect kids from them -- having on America's children?

The study found that kids with at least one older parent were less likely to be defiant rule-breakers or physically aggressive.

But most teens have never sent or received a sex text, the new study found. It focused on about 5,600 students in American middle and high schools, ages 12 to 17.

Three customers have complained to Boppy that the product caused their child’s head to be pushed forward, chin to chest, but no injuries were reported.

Recent cases of flesh-eating bacterial infections have made headlines, yet you’re far more likely to wind up with nausea, diarrhea, or a respiratory infection after a trip to the beach.

Too much social media might be too much for the mental well-being of teenagers, new research suggests.

When states have stricter gun laws, fewer children die from gun violence, new research shows.

Traumatic events in a kid's life can cause the child to neglect school work and increase the odds that they'll wind up repeating a grade, researchers found.

Too many U.S. children and teens are not getting all the vaccinations they need, a pediatric infectious disease specialist says. See the 2019 updates on vaccinations for children and teens.

Targeted hygiene means intervening with kids and their environment, but only when you can stop the risk of infection

Outbreaks of diarrhea-causing cryptosporidium are increasing 13% each year, and 7,465 cases of crypto infection were reported from 2009 through 2017.

One of four children who became ill with E. coli after visiting the San Diego County Fair has died.

About 4.1 million units of the Fisher-Price Rock 'n Play Sleeper were recalled in April after being linked to at least 10 deaths

The FDA has proposed placing vaping products in "adult-only" areas of tobacco and vaping stores, but these findings leave experts skeptical that such restrictions would work.

Kids need play to develop the right way, a recent report says, and it supports the nurturing relationships with caregivers that kids need to thrive.

The survey revealed that adjusting takes time. Parents who had learned about their child's sexual orientation two years ago struggled just as much as those who had recently been told.

Suicides among teens have especially spiked, with an annual percentage change of 10% between 2014 and 2017 for 15- to 19-year-olds, researchers said.

More than one-quarter of dads surveyed said negative judgments of others undermined their parental confidence, while 20% said that it discouraged them from getting more engaged with parenting.

Principal Kimberly Sampietro says in an interview with WebMD that 6-year-old Morey Belanger is the first deaf student at Dayton Consolidated School -- but that hasn’t stopped any of the other kids from buddying up to her.

Want to give your child an edge in math and English? Enroll them in music lessons.

As more men over 40 are becoming dads, a study says older men may be more likely to father children with health woes. But the overall risk of birth problems remains low, an expert says.

Rates of self-harm decreased among heterosexual youth from 2005 through 2017, but not among lesbian and gay youth over the same period, the study author said.

Not getting enough sleep may impair decision-making and increase impulsiveness, increasing the chance of sexual risk-taking, the study author said.

The new results are in line with a 2017 study that found that kids who watched movies featuring gun violence were more likely to handle and use guns.

The deaths fall under the umbrella of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and accidental suffocation and/or strangulation in bed.