The United States lags behind other developed nations in sending its kids to preschool, according to a recent study. While about two-thirds of 3- and 4-year-olds are enrolled in early childhood education, that'...

Lizzie Velasquez, a 17-year-old who suffers from Marfan Syndrome, once was called out on YouTube as "the World's Ugliest Woman." For Velasquez, that was nothing particularly new—just a variation of the ...

Star Wars: The Force Awakens hasn't opened yet, and it's already setting earnings records. According to Fandango, the new Star Wars movie has become the biggest pre-seller in the history of the online compan...

After hearing that a nearby mosque had been vandalized in what police are calling a hate crime, 7-year-old Jack Swanson of Pflugerville, Texas, decided to do what he could to repair the building. So he turned o...

Instagram, one of the most popular social networks among youth, has become for many a land of unreality. Users obsess about every pose and picture in an effort to create a slick, airbrushed representation of th...

Earlier this month, protesters at the University of Missouri—citing pervasive racism on the campus—forced its president and chancellor to resign. Now other colleges and universities are taking Mizzo...

Children who watch a lot of fast-food ads tend to eat a lot of that same fast food—especially if those ads promise toys. Researchers from Dartmouth University asked 100 families with young kids (ages 3...

The more teens—especially girls—weigh themselves, the more likely they'll have a negative perception of their bodies, according to a new study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Beh...

Video games have their critics. They've been linked to violence and isolation; and lots of folks believe they're simply a waste of time. However, some scientists believe games actually might be good for you&#...

And Dealing with Disaster in Our Own Lives Get downloadable PDF. Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation. About/Disclaimer What Happened It had been a normal night in Paris Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. ...