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School shooters can be stopped, but we might be focusing on the wrong way to do it.

The hour after children are picked up from day care is the least nutritious, according to a new study. Parents tend to give their children sugary and salty snacks, missing an opportunity to establish healthy habits. Researchers found children consume about 20% of their calories during that time, and 22% of their added sugar intake.

"As our children approach early adolescence, we often see a return of challenging early-years behaviours —tantrums, protest, boundary-pushing, and opposition — but now with the addition of sass in attitude."

"Just when children move out of the food refusal stage, they experience the conflict between eating or playing at school. It’s not unusual for children to pick playing over eating most of the time."

Police have swarmed the high school of the ‘radicalised’ 16-year-old boy who was shot by police after threats were made online.

Parenting Tips: Bringing up a cheerful and prosperous child demands a mix of affection, direction, and support. TheHealthSite.com

More schools are moving towards co-education, and research suggests teenagers are in favour of it. But do they really know what’s best for them?

A woman has shared her story of karmic retribution on social media after an entitled mother kept parking in her front yard and ruining the grass - but the universe had other ideas

Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on what familial love means within Jewish thought.

Teenagers are less likely to drink, smoke or use drugs when their parents keep tabs on their activities--but not necessarily because kids are more likely to be punished