160 million children, almost 1 in 10 worldwide, are engaged in child labor, with 80 million working in hazardous conditions in agriculture, mining, domestic labor, and other sectors. On tobacco ...

Dr Salomi Krishnan helps a parent explore the effect that talking about past events has on her child's language skills. Why your child might think you're a mind reader Learn what 'theory of the ...

Child trafficking affects every country in the world, including the United States. Children make up 27% of all human trafficking victims worldwide, and two out of every three identified child victims ...

Only one person can claim child benefit for a child. There is no limit to how many children you can claim for. You can get child benefit if you are responsible for bringing up a child who is ...

According to the Pew Research Center, the average American family downsized from 3.7 children in 1960 to 1.9 currently, and about 20 percent of households with children are one-child families.

Advanced radiocarbon dating has provided the most accurate age assessment yet for the “Lapedo Child,” one of the most provocative prehistoric human skeletons ever discovered. But the results ...

The mother of a survivor of child sex abuse, blackmail and violence speaks to BBC News NI about her son's trauma. In his first interview since resigning, the former Archbishop of Canterbury ...