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Queens parents who oppose vaccination on religious grounds are asking a judge to knock down a city policy that keeps their kids out of class if schoolmates have communicable diseases.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list....

Booster seats for young kids can save lives, but many parents admit they let their children’s friends ride without one when carpooling.

Parents often skip using booster seats when carpooling with preschoolers or young school-age children, increasing the risk of serious injury in a crash, a new study shows.

For some overweight children, eating may be linked with depression.

Learn the signs of depression eating and what parents can do to help.

WebMD asked experts and parents for tips on assigning household chores for children of all ages.

Here are strategies you can use in your own home to make chores feel a little less like work.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The parents of a 3-year-old girl say she's being denied a kidney transplant because of her mental disabilities, but experts caution the situation may be much more complex....

Why does your energy level matter for a healthy lifestyle?

How you rest and relax affects your eating, exercising, and emotions, too.

Learning which illnesses benefit from antibiotics (and which don't) is just the first step, our expert says.

Parents and non-parents alike might be shocked to learn a new study estimates that roughly 1 in 3 U.S. youths will be arrested for a non-traffic offense by age 23 -- a "substantively higher" proportion than predicted in the 1960s.