The NSPCC says: "The law in England and Northern Ireland still allows physical punishment. Currently, there's a defence of 'reasonable punishment' in the law. We think it is never reasonable to cause ...

Fresh calls have been made to change the law when it comes to smacking a child. Belief among young adults that use of force against a child is unacceptable has grown stronger in recent years according ...

Kennedy Jr. promising to find the cause of autism by September. The secretary of Health and Human Services said he believed an environmental toxin was responsible for the dramatic increase in the ...

Rep. Steve Eliason discusses Utah's continued efforts to support youth mental health and share some resources that are available to both students and parents.

Students' personal data is being collected by third-party vendors, says dad who has filed civil rights violation complaint ...

The Department of Social Services Board is dissolved effective immediately, Nelson County officials confirmed after a board meeting Tuesday.

The agency tasked with protecting Defense Department leaders is under significant strain, and the secretary’s atypical needs are becoming untenable, officials say.

For parents of school-aged children, the fall to-do list can seem ever-growing. Buy school supplies. Fill out endless school ...

The mom from New Zealand, a state resident since 2021, talks about a three-week ordeal that saw her and her son sent from ...

The state of Minnesota is taking TikTok to court over the app's alleged violation of its consumer protection laws.

The “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement could be on a collision course with its Republican allies over pesticides and toxic chemicals. MAHA is strongly aligned with the Trump ...