Editor’s note: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We ...

This season, parents are being forced to choose between working for pay and caring for sick children flattened by the “tripledemic” of flu, respiratory syncytial virus and covid-19.

Lawn mower-related injuries to children treated at Nationwide's Children's Hospital have spiked in 2024 by more than 350% compared to this time in 2023 and 2022, according to the Columbus hospital.

A family’s world shifts on its axis when a child gets sick. Afternoons that would be spent playing with siblings become long drives to the doctor and hours of treatment. Kids can no longer just ...