As the federal government shutdown stretches on, families who rely on SNAP benefits are preparing for the possibility that ...

At any family gathering, but especially those during the holiday season, it's easy for conflict to break out over the dinner ...

According to Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget, children under two can understand language and even communicate before they ...

The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans will likely focus on saturated fats, low-carb diets, and ultra-processed foods.

Can criticizing the other parent's food choice make your child feel unsafe? Consider how food disagreements really affect ...

Objective: To describe the meanings that mothers of obese children attribute to eating habits in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. Method: Qualitative study, based on grounded theory and the premises of ...

There can never be too many organizations helping moms with new babies find their footing, and when they work in tandem, they’re darn near unstoppable.

Halloween with kids usually means: sugar, chocolate—and then a stomachache. I still vividly remember the last kids’ Halloween night in our neighborhood: The little ones were adorably dressed up, but ...

California made history Wednesday by enacting the first law in the United States to define and ultimately ban unhealthy ultraprocessed foods, or UPFs, from what’s projected to be over 1 billion meals ...

Navigating the digital world is tough for parents, and it’s even harder for children. Sesame Street and Google have partnered on a bunch of resources to help teach kids about digital wellbeing. And, ...

Young people today are growing up in an increasingly complex world—and arguably suffering as a result. Our brains are more "plastic" early in life, meaning they adapt to the world around them. As a ...

Groups of people, sometimes hundreds at a time, are showing up in city parks with a container of pudding in one hand and a fork in the other. Then, together, they start eating. People of all ages are ...