A team of Japanese architects from Level, on being approached with a request to design a special family abode that would be remembered far into children’s adult life, decided that slides is the best home fun facility. It looks like they aren’t far off the point! Full story

Children's dentist and former president of the Canadian Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Sarah Hulland warns that parents can infect their babies with tooth decay even when the child has not yet got its baby teeth. Full story

Another incontestable proof that simple physical joys have always been here and are here to stay - the Spooner, a balance board that may not look much and may even look inferior compared to a larger and more impressive boards of this kind. Then again, as you will rediscover this time, appearances are deceptive. Full story

For some people happiness is in mutual love and family hearth, other people will find high salaries, respectful attitude of their colleagues, and a prestigious position to be of utmost importance, while the third will consider personal growth and self-realization most significant. But how can adults feel really happy? Let’s watch our children and learn from them how to reach happiness. Full story

The dispute about the safety of children’s vaccination has recently reached its climax – more and more parents refuse to have their kids vaccinated. Finnish experts have decided to clarify whether it is right or wrong by studying the chance of developing narcolepsy among children who have been vaccinated against flu. Full story

It’s a habit with some children to stray off on their own every half an hour or so, and you can feel absolutely run off your feet from the chase long before the end of the day. There’s a tracking gadget that will help you cut down on the chase and set off in the right direction at once; the device is rather artlessly called Mommy I’m Here. Full story

It turns out that ordinary foods and fodders for pets which live in the same house with their master may conceal no petty danger, especially for little children. Full story

After an adult man had grabbed the 13-year-old girl’s hand, offered her money demanding sex in return, and tried to pull her to his house, the girl’s younger brother interfered with his intentions. Full story

That’s what could have happened, for Charlie Sheen may have thought for a time that he had it fixed. Sheen, 45, started thinking of his kids in the heat of a grand party that took place last week and ended in his hospitalization (after which he is in for a rehab stint). Full story

One of the factors closely linked with obesity threat is sleep pattern – this is the conclusion arrived at by specialists from the University of Chicago. They found that children who get ample sleep regularly and enjoy getting up later on weekends have less risk to gain excess weight or have metabolic dysfunctions. Full story

Chances are children who by the age 3 display the qualities of patience and self-control will grow into healthy, well-adapted and successful adults, a new research reveals. Full story

The epidemic of obesity engulfing the United States does not bypass children - this fact has been revealed in a study published in the American Journal of Health Promotion. The results of the study conducted by Wayne State University scientists show that approximately one third of American children are either overweight or obese. Full story

Scientists from the American Psychological Association published an article in the Science magazine in which they explored the impact of parental stress on children. The article quoted shocking findings that 88% of parents do not realize that their stress has negative effect on their children. Full story

British psychologists recently published results of their study on whether parents should show negative emotions to children. Full story

While our underage children are not supposed to see adult images and movies, the harsh reality is often quite different. LSE research results reveal that only during the last year about 25% of teenagers and pre-teens have seen images of a pornographic nature. Full story

Jerry O’Connell is having his hands full trying to bring up his two girls, and for the time being the very idea of begetting another child has no appeal for him. As he put it to UsMagazine at People's Choice Awards Wednesday, "my factory is not closed, but it’s finished!" Full story

Here’s a useful poll arriving right before Christmas when so many people are pondering what gifts to buy… Although there is one hitch, the results come not from 3,000 kids but from 3,000 parents, who may want to get back to good old childhood days with the help of their children’s toys. Full story

You want to know the secret of how to end conflicts of power and quench a revolt? Offer them choices. Choices work wonder for everyone, including children. But parents often have problem deciding what choices to lay open in front of kids. Here’s how you too can use choices appropriately for your kids. Full story

Pre-teens and teenagers all over the United States are swept over by a rising tide of eating disorders – a situation that has been under way for the last few decades, a recent study conducted by a research team from the University of Michigan informs. The scientists who investigated over 200 studies on eating disorders discovered that eating disorders show significant growth in under-age children in particular. Full story

By the decision of the European Commission baby bottles produced with the use of the chemical Bisphenol-A, also known as BPA, will be prohibited in Europe starting from the next spring. Full story

Children react differently during the teething period. Sometimes this process does not affect their well-being, but more often shortly before the next tooth appears, babies become restless, weepy, sleep poorly, refuse to eat. During this period, they usually have increased salivation, their gum reddens and swells. Some kids may even have a fever and diarrhea. There are several ways to relieve their pain. Full story

Should we name all the challenges any single mom has to face with? There are only 24 hours in a day, and they are supposed to get all things done in time, things which are sometimes difficult to be handled by two parents. They have only two hands but are to do the job where four hands are not enough. So the greatest challenge they have to deal with is desperation. Full story

It turns out that social ads on the dangers of junk food do not work. Deterrent posters and signs do not have the due importance. But how can one protect children from eating harmful food? Full story

Alexis and Collin Gosselin, two of Jon and Kate Gosselin’s brood of eight, got themselves expelled from a Pennsylvania private school they attended on the grounds of numerous reports of bullying and violent behavior. They are now taking their classes at home, as reported by PEOPLE. Full story

A little late for Halloween when they would have looked ideally in place, it turns out that the new “roadkill” soft toys can make a dint in Christmas celebrations too. Full story