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Pope Francis called Monday for a universal ban on what he called the “despicable” practice of surrogate motherhood, as he included the “commercialization” of pregnancy in an annual speech listing threats to global peace and human dignity.

Laura Wattenberg, the creator of Namerology, said parents are looking for distinctive names that stand out. Here’s a look at which names will be trending this year.

For many families, kindergarten is no longer the assumed first step in a child’s formal education, another sign of the way the pandemic and online learning upended the U.S. school system.

Some say there's a growing intergenerational divide between millennial parents and their own parents, now at retirement age, over expectations of helping to raise grandkids.

The difficulty of finding another home has also dissuaded some couples from actually filing and making the divorce official.

The cereal company said a few lucky parents who call the hotline will even get a chance to share advice with Julie Bowen directly.

The Nike Swoosh 1 is the first Nike Kids shoe ever to receive the American Podiatric Medical Association Seal of Acceptance.

Child care costs in the United States have risen over 30% since 2019, new data by Bank of America shows.

The Oscar winner and famous sculptor has secretly called it quits for more than six years after being married for nearly five decades.

Carl and Doris Kruse, both 96 years old, recently tied the knot after just a month of engagement. The couple's love story began when they met playing pool, with Carl noticing Doris's exceptional skills.

Pink announced the cancelation of multiple performances after a family emergency required her "immediate attention."

The triplets were born prematurely and had been in the NICU, but they are now on the way home as they've met specific health criteria.

Jada Pinkett Smith said she and Will Smith have been separated since 2016 and are living "completely separate lives" in an NBC interview ahead of the release of her memoir next week.

Experts call for childhood verbal abuse (CVA) to be formally recognized as a form of emotional abuse.

The bassinets do not meet federal safety requirements, and the company is not cooperating with regulators or offering a fix for customers who bought them.