I started making daily visits to my neighborhood parks only since I had my own child, but I have noticed that attendance dwindles at these play areas. There are days when we’re the only ones there. The evenings when we do have company, it’s usually...

A couple of weeks ago a 15-year-old girl was raped outside a high school homecoming dance in Richmond, California. As many as 10 people were involved in the assault while 10 others are said to have watched without calling 911. The young girl’s ordeal...

The most common type of accidents involving kids are those that occur on the road. Motor crashes account for a bulk of these. Car seats and booster seats are the primary safety gadgets used for securing children while travelling, so selecting the right...

In my previous post I wrote about how technology is isolating young children from the real world these days. Let’s talk about social networking sites for a moment. Most adults are on at least one such site be it Facebook, LinkdIn or the myriad other...

Four teenagers from the same high school in Palo Alto, Calif. have committed suicide at the same railway crossing in less than six months. A fifth student’s attempt was thwarted after his mother followed him to the tracks and saved him. As families,...