Four years after a national emergency was declared, the kids' mental health crisis remains urgent. Dr. Erica Lee, a ...

Immigration enforcement across Chicago hasn’t just changed neighborhoods. A new medical study says it’s changed childhoods.

Online stings by law enforcement effectively detect potential sexual offenders. However, they may also pose a potential risk ...

For children and adolescents, it is often important to be popular or liked. But young adults also appear to attach importance ...

We come into the world screaming and vulnerable—entirely dependent on adult caregivers to keep us safe and teach us how to connect with others. The nature of these earliest relationships influences ...

The experience of a parental suicide can foster feelings of shame and guilt within a child, worsening their mental health and tripling the likelihood of death by suicide.

“Even small pranks can hurt a child more than we realize,” Doc Gail says. “Younger kids see the world in literal ways. They don’t always understand when something is meant as a ‘joke.’ So when someone ...

Gentle parenting can be made easy if one follows certain tips. Child psychologist reveals how one can ace this parenting ...