Four children and one adult died in a house fire Tuesday night in Carbon County. Firefighters were called about 11:40 p.m. to Willow Street in Franklin Township for a report of a fire, according to a ...

A child’s death is devastating to all parents. But for Chinese parents, losing an only child can add financial ruin to emotional devastation. That’s one conclusion of a research project on parental ...

For decades, China enforced one of the most controversial population control measures in modern history. The one-child policy was the law, backed by fines, job losses, and social pressure. Millions of ...

This concept stems from the belief that only children share certain negative characteristics. Find out how being an only ...

More than one-quarter of young adults are estranged from one or both parents, or have been, a finding that suggests a societal shift away from the traditional bonds of family. Several recent studies, ...

When one child in a family is recognized as a star, and another isn't, it's a serious challenge to parents, with potentially long-term problems for both the designated star and the other child. In the ...