The effects of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can extend well beyond childhood, according to the latest research. In the largest study of its kind ...

This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. Are American kids eating the wrong foods? It’s a question parents and ...

This is our home. If we destroy it, and we can’t build it up, then that’s a part of the Earth that’s destroyed, and we won’t be able to get it back. Matthew, aged ten, isn’t alone in feeling this way.

As many as 30% of children and teens across the world were nearsighted in 2023, a new study has revealed. Diagnoses of nearsightedness (myopia) are expected to worsen over the next two decades, ...

Although you may not think of children when you imagine someone with heart problems, congenital heart defects are actually the most common birth defect in the U.S., occurring in about 1% of births.

Unruly children on planes and in airports often raise the question of whether bad parenting is to blame. Experts suggest setting clear expectations for behavior, enforcing boundaries, and being ...

I cannot count how many times I’ve asked the internet for parenting advice. (It’s a lot.) Parenting is a wonderful and important job, but it’s also really tough — and there’s no manual! Because no ...

Young children can reach agreement without talking or seeing the whole group. Their secret may be the mix of leaders, ...