Parents

The new child tax credit will provide $3,000 for children ages 6 to 17 and $3,600 for those under age 6. Here’s how to calculate how much you’ll get.

Singer-songwriter Michelle Branch opened up in a candid post on Instagram, revealing that she experienced her first miscarriage this month.

The parents of a 1-year-old boy were arrested on suspicion of child abuse after the baby was hospitalized with severe burns in Northern California, sheriff’s officials said Wednesday.

Nearly two-thirds of California parents are uncomfortable sending their children to in-person classes and do not believe schools will be sufficiently safe, according to a poll released Thursday by the California Teachers Association.

With thousands of individual school districts in the United States and no consolidated directive on how to begin fall classes — whether in-person, completely online or a combination of both — local communities are facing uncertain times.

Khan Academy As a mission-focused non-profit, it is Khan Academy’s duty to do their part to ensure students keep learning amidst the school closures. They want to support teachers and parents to the best of their ability as everyone navigates this crisis together. Starting pages for teacher, students, and parents, Khan Academy offers FREE personalized learning, trusted content, and...

Shawn Johnson has already figured out that there are three main categories of mom shaming when it comes to dealing with infants: car seats, head stabilization and socks. Mom shaming comments are enough to drive any parent up a wall, but Johnson has a remarkably cool-headed approach when it comes to handling judgmental comments on social media. “You just kind...

If you’re the parent of a baby, a study out last week may have left you nervous about all the food you put in your little one’s mouth. The new report from a consumer advocacy group found that 95 percent of 168 commercial baby foods tested contained toxic heavy metals, including lead, arsenic, mercury and cadmium, and one in four...

Jimmy Fallon talks about the time he invited his parents to meet his future in-laws at their family summer home, and they immediately began embarrassing him with their antics before they even arrived.

Riverside and Los Angeles are among the top cities in the U.S. where adults still live with their parents, according to recent findings.

Kansas City Royals pitcher Brady Singer gave his parents the surprise Christmas gift of a lifetime Tuesday. The heartwarming video has since been shared thousands of times on social media.

The cost of raising a child has decreased slightly, but it’s a different story for their school supplies. They’ve gotten steadily more expensive since 2007. In the last decade, the price of supplies and extracurricular activities increased by 88 percent for elementary school students, 81 percent for middle school students and 68 percent for high school students, according to the...

Parents drill their kids at home and teachers drill their students at school on how to call 911 in case of an emergency. But do children know exactly what to do if there is an actual emergency? “Today” show national investigative correspondent Jeff Rossen tried to find out by testing young kids with their parents. “This should be the very...

If parliamentarian Elvira Savino has her way, Italian parents who insist on a vegan diet for their children will risk jail time, NBC News reports. Savino, from the conservative Forza Italia party, has put forward a law that would hold parents legally responsible for feeding their children on “a diet devoid of elements essential for healthy and balanced growth,” according...

Two young parents from Weatherford are facing possible charges after their 10-week-old baby tested positive for meth.

Hotels aim to make your stay memorable but sometimes it is other guests that make it memorable in all the wrong ways. Americans at hotels are most aggravated by other guests who are “Inattentive parents,” and “Hallway Hellraisers,” according to a new study from Expedia. According to the survey, 72 percent of Americans were most irritated when parents were lazy...

We decided to ask Miami Heat players at what age is it inappropriate for moms and dads to be naked in front of their children. Their answers range from funny to funnier.

Parents and school staff members protested outside the San Jose Unified School District offices yesterday evening to take a stand against proposed changes at South Bay charter schools.

Students and staff at a San Jose charter school known for helping at-risk students are worried and angry about their uncertain future. Robert Handa reports.