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Do 9-Year-Olds Lose Teeth? What Is Normal and When to Check With a Dentist

If your 9-year-old still has a mouth full of baby teeth, or if they suddenly lost two in a week, you are probably wondering what is actually normal at this age. Here is the short answer: yes, 9-year-olds lose teeth, and it is a completely expected part of growing up. Most children are right in […]

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SHEIN Recalls Children’s Pajamas That Failed Federal Flammability Tests

If your child has a pair of one-piece pajamas bought from SHEIN, check the label tonight. On June 18, 2026, SHEIN Distribution Corporation recalled its Michley children’s pajamas because they fail the federal flammability standard for children’s sleepwear, creating a risk of serious burn injuries or even death. The recalled one-piece pajamas were sold online

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Questions Asked at a Child Custody Hearing, Explained by Family Law Experts

Walking into a child custody hearing is nerve wracking, and most parents want to know one thing ahead of time: what will the judge actually ask me? Knowing the questions asked at a child custody hearing will not guarantee an outcome, but it removes a lot of the fear and helps you answer calmly and

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Why Do Grandparents Treat Grandchildren Differently (and What to Do About It)

If you have ever watched one grandchild get scooped up for special sleepovers, surprise gifts, and endless patience while another seems to get the leftovers, you are not imagining things. Many families notice that grandparents treat grandchildren differently, and it can sting whether you are the parent of the child who gets less or the

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Parenting Programs Work Less Well Than They Used To, Major Review Finds

For decades, parenting programs have been one of the most trusted tools in child psychology. If your young child was hitting, defiant, or having frequent meltdowns, a structured program could teach you techniques that, study after study showed, reliably calmed the behavior. So a new finding has caught researchers’ attention: those same programs appear to

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Can a Step Parent Spank a Child? What the Law and Experts Say

Can a step parent spank a child? It is one of the most common and most loaded questions in blended families, and the honest answer has two parts. Legally, it depends heavily on your state and on whether the child’s biological parent has given you that authority. Practically, almost every child development expert recommends that

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Creative Consequences for 15-Year-Olds That Actually Change Behavior

If you have searched for creative punishments for 15-year-olds, you are probably standing in a familiar spot. The grounding that worked when your child was 10 now gets a shrug. Taking the phone for a week sets off a cold war that punishes the whole house. You want something new, something that actually lands. Here

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Nine in Ten Fathers Say Caregiving Brings Them Deep Happiness, Global Report Finds

Ask people what makes a good father and many will still say the same thing: a provider, a breadwinner, the one who pays the bills. So researchers who interviewed more than 5,000 fathers around the world expected to hear plenty about stress and sacrifice. What they did not expect was the finding that landed hardest.

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Supernanny Jo Frost Says Parents Are Robbing Kids of Basic Life Skills

Jo Frost, the British parenting expert millions of families know as Supernanny, has set off a fresh debate with a viral message to modern parents: stop doing so much for your kids. In an Instagram video that spread widely and a follow up appearance on Fox and Friends, Frost argued that a growing number of

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Nearly Half of Kids Prefer Free Play to Adult-Run Activities, New Survey Finds

Here is a finding that runs against years of conventional wisdom about busy, enriched childhoods. When researchers asked American kids what they actually want to do, nearly half said they would rather play with friends in ways adults do not organize at all. No coach, no schedule, no sign-up sheet. Just kids and time. As

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Virginia Schools Go Phone-Free July 1 as Bell-to-Bell Bans Spread to 26 States

When students across Virginia walk back into class this fall, one familiar object will be missing from their hands all day long. Starting July 1, 2026, a new state law requires every public school in Virginia to keep student cell phones put away from the first bell to the last, including during lunch and the

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US Children’s Well-Being Has Slipped in 29 States Since 2019, New Kids Count Report Finds

A major annual checkup on how American kids are doing landed this month, and the results are sobering. The 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book, released June 8 by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, finds that child well-being has slipped in 29 states since 2019, with the country’s overall score dropping for the first time under

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A Boston Children’s Pediatrician Wants to Prescribe AI to Kids Instead of Banning Screens

Most advice about kids and screens boils down to one word: less. Limit it, delay it, avoid it in the youngest children. So it caught attention this month when a pediatrician at Boston Children’s Hospital made a different argument in STAT News. The problem, she wrote, is not screens themselves. It is passivity. And her

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At What Age Do Kids Start Going to School? A State by State Guide

If you are trying to figure out at what age do kids start going to school, the short answer is that most American children begin kindergarten at age 5, with first grade following at 6. The longer answer is messier, because the United States has no single national starting age. Every state sets its own

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