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Trump accounts are a new type of tax-deferred investment vehicle for U.S. children, created under President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" tax and spending bill, which promises $1,000 seed ...

Children who have smartphones by age 12 are at an increased risk for depression, obesity, and lack of sleep, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. The researchers looked ...

Giving a young kid a smartphone may be a big mistake. New research conducted by scientists from UC Berkeley and Columbia University found that children 12 years old and younger who received one of ...

As the temperature drops and winter sets in, many people feel the familiar signs of the season: chilly fingers, dry skin and that sluggish sensation that can creep in during colder months. But what is ...

In the United States, 12% of married couples with at least one spouse in their 30s or 40s have two incomes and no kids, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of federal data. This group, often ...

Move over "skibidi," there's a new slang term delighting Generation Alpha and Gen Z while confusing "the olds." Dictionary.com named "6-7" its 2025 Word of the Year. It can also appear as "67 or ...

Why are kids saying “six-seven”? Well, what a question. If you’ve been anywhere near the internet or a member of Generation Alpha in the past few weeks, you’ll be all too familiar with the phrase. But ...

Frankie Acevedo's 5-year-old wants to be near him all the time, whether he's in the kitchen, backyard or even in the bathroom. Acevedo, 38, told his TikTok followers about it in a post about "Velcro ...

Two siblings learned that a shopping trip for new phones was actually to buy the old fashion kind, a landline phone. Parker Schultz, 9, and his 10-year-old sister Paisley were really upset. Their ...