WASHINGTON -- Rates of physical and sexual abuse of children have declined over the last 20 years, but for reasons not fully understood, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. Yet, reports ...

Even though it feels like so long ago, the emotional scars we accumulate during our childhoods can have a lasting impact on our adult lives. Perhaps certain phrases you heard when you were young cause ...

Childhood emotional neglect: A subtle, often invisible childhood experience that happens when your parents fail to notice or respond to your feelings enough. Why does it matter if you grew up with ...

A divided Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a newborn's positive drug test by itself can lead to a finding of child neglect, even though legislators amended the law five years ago to ...