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More infants seem to be allergic to cow’s milk—but nobody really knows why

More infants seem to be allergic to cow’s milk—but nobody really knows why

By Christina Szalinski/Undark

An elderly person with short gray hair, wearing a pink shirt and jeans, with their hands on the shoulders of a kid they're teaching how to ride a bike. The child is wearing a red helmet and using a balance bike on a park path.

Pro tips for teaching a kid how to ride a bike

By Jean Levasseur

Teddy bear sitting in a corner and hands peeking from the corner with a phone taking pictures of the teddy bear.

The Opt Out: Read this before sharing another photo of a kid online

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Baby with brown eyes and brown hair laying on their back. The baby is sleeping in a crib, not a bed, to prevent SIDS.

This is the safest way to sleep with your baby

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

notebooks on yellow background

The Opt Out: School devices are sharing your family’s data, but you can stop them

By Karina Montoya

A small child standing at a large glass window in an airport, looking out at the planes on the tarmac.

A parent-tested plan for flying with a toddler

Bearded dad holding a newborn baby in a blue onesie and reading a picture book

The best way to choose a parenting book

By Denise Bodman and Bethany Bustamante Van Vleet

child jumping in pool with swimming goggles on

5 things you can do to reduce your child’s drowning risk

By Alexandra Frost

A Roblox character standing in the middle of a street in a virtual city.

A parent’s guide to the vast world of Roblox

By Jean Levasseur

A baby in a stroller drinking formula from a bottle held by a woman.

3 solutions for when you can’t find your baby’s formula

By Alexandra Frost

Two adults and a child in a rowboat on a calm lake at sunset. The man at the bow is paddling, the man at the back is holding a fishing rod, and the child is sitting between them.

A casual angler’s guide to taking kids fishing for the first time

By Jean Levasseur

Bark app on an iPhone handheld outdoors

The best parental control software

By Eric Frederiksen

couple with baby taking selfie

How to future-proof your kid’s childhood memories

By Alexandra Frost

A computer with the title of the video game Fortnite on its screen, in a room lit by blue and purple lights.

A parent’s guide to playing Fortnite with your kids

By Jean Levasseur

A Minecraft castle.

What I wish I knew before playing Minecraft with my kids

By Jean Levasseur

bottle and breast pump on a desk

Breast pumps have barely evolved, but you can still make them better

By Alexandra Frost

Kid with short blond hair and gray sports shirt turning away from a sandwich on a white plate on a wooden table because of a diet

Young athletes often feel pressure to under-eat. Here’s what parents can do about it.

By Sumner Brooks and Amee Severson

A blonde child running with open arms toward an elderly woman who is ready to hug him, in a room decorated for the holidays with a lot of food on the table.

When to get your kids vaccinated in time for the holidays

By Jean Levasseur

A blonde child wearing pink and green while kneeling in a shallow stream to pick up a rock.

6 geology games for kids who take rocks for granite

By Noah Lederman

A woman in white and a child wearing a pink shirt and brown pants lying on a white bed, talking.

How to talk with your kids about the COVID vaccine

By Jean Levasseur