Children

Chuck E. Cheese wants you to stop by as frequently as you pick up groceries, and it’s selling subscription plans to sweeten the pitch. The 47-year-old pizzeria and arcade chain has emerged from bankruptcy with renovated locations, a slew of digital upgrades and a membership program that it hopes will prove both affordable and habit-forming. The goal isn’t to be...

Imagine spending almost three days a year just begging someone to eat their dinner. For parents, that’s reality.

A daycare teacher says her nap time rule doesn’t please all parents. 

“If you say, ‘No, no, no’ and then eventually say, ‘Yes,’ kids learn that sometimes ‘no’ means ‘yes,’” Dr. Nika Douvikas, a pediatrician in New Jersey, tells TODAY.com. 

There’s never a dull moment in the Howell household with 8-year-old Maisley’s hilarious renditions of the Bible. 

Gov. Ned Lamont made a push for his plan to increase funding for childcare, trying to convince lawmakers that the influx of cash is necessary. Lamont’s budget proposal looks to utilize $300 million for this year’s budget surplus to create the Universal Childcare Endowment. The endowment would then provide free or low-cost childcare to many families around the state....

If you have young children, you probably know how hard it is to find childcare. This is something Gov. Ned Lamont called a priority in his budget address a week ago. Here’s what he is looking to do.

More and more children are ingesting cannabis and ending up in the hospital. Marijuana use amongst young kids and adolescents is on the rise, including here in Connecticut, according to a new study.

Experts predict that babies born in 2025 and later will grow up deeply integrated with AI. Many will live to see the 22nd century.

After this daughter started school, freelance writer Thomas Board was missing time alone with his daughter. So he planned a trip to Norway for the two of them.

Debris can get into the front harness adjuster of the company’s Rava seats, making the harness loose and increasing the risk of injury in an accident.

Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD, host of the Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic Podcast shares advice on broaching the subject this holiday season.

Attorney General William Tong is calling on Sephora to do more to protect young people from skincare products that doctors say are harmful to use at their age. Social media might be great for the beauty industry. “I go in to buy something in one of the stores and they’re like TikTok sold us out,” said Lisa Ruglio of...

The state of Connecticut is calling out companies that market skin care brands towards kids. 

At what age can kids see “Wicked”? Here’s what parents need to know about the film’s PG rating.

“His peers started saying that he shouldn’t wear pink and that unicorns were for girls.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2024 has seen an increase of mycoplasma pneumonia, or walking pneumonia cases – especially in children. “We have seen over the past month and a half or two months a significant increase countrywide,” said Connecticut Children’s Physician-in-Chief and infectious disease specialist Dr. Juan Salazar. “This is a disease that is…

A local doctor comments on symptoms, and how students who go to school will likely be exposed to mycoplasma pneumonia.

A child born after loss is commonly referred to as a “rainbow baby,” but this term can sometimes be problematic.

Meta’s head of global safety said “sextortion” has become more common across social media platforms, including Instagram.