Parenting

A mom says “the unthinkable happened” when she was handed the wrong baby in a hospital maternity ward and cared for the infant for several hours.

In the last 13 years, 37-year-old Emily Westerfield has delivered 10 healthy babies. Three were her own biological children. She acted as a gestational carrier for families of the others. Twice, she carried twins.

Comedian Arj Barker asked a breastfeeding mother and her baby to leave his comedy show at the Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday night, a decision that has sparked controversy online.

Up to 3 million sports-related concussions occur each year. In the past, kids may have been told to stay out of school and to rest in a quiet, dark room until they feel better. That guidance has changed. News4 has information families need to know as spring sports season kicks into high gear. “Now we really are recommending that kids…

Up to 3 million sports-related concussions occur each year. In the past, kids may have been told to stay out of school and to rest in a quiet, dark room until they feel better. That guidance has changed, as News4’s Eun Yang reports.

California mom accidentally invites hundreds of people — including strangers — to her child’s first birthday party.

A New York City mom is “pissed” after city officials issued her a $50 summons for her son’s bathroom emergency.

Consumer Reports tested the accuracy of several formula maker brands and how they impact a baby’s health. News4 Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan shares the results.

“Your presence is our present” parties can be confusing, so we turned to the experts.

He can just say, “This is f—ing stupid!” when I tell him no more TV, or when he can’t get his Magna-Tiles to stack perfectly.

Newly released video shows the malnourished son of a parenting advice YouTuber approaching a neighbor for help on the morning that his mother and her business partner were arrested on child abuse charges.

An Ohio dad was arrested after repeatedly calling a school — and then the police — to complain about his child’s homework, police say.

Should people get paid to babysit family members? The arrangement is “absurd,” says a woman on TikTok, who babysits her nephew for free.

Content creator Gretchen Adler often reminds her more than 300,000 Instagram followers that she “prioritizes health over convenience.” But some people think the California mom took it too far when she shared a recipe for homemade Goldfish crackers.

A mother of four in Australia uses tub time to teach her kids, sparking a debate online.

Ms. Rachel, the beloved YouTube and TikTok hero to parents and children across the country, is taking her teachings to a new platform: picture books.

Co-regulating helps kids learn how to handle their emotions as they grow up and those kids are more likely to be resilient, psychologist says.

“I honestly thought that my house was going to have to look like Fisher Price threw up all over it…”

A mom shared her controversial birthday party rule with her followers on Tiktok.

As young people spend big bucks on beauty products, some of News4’s mothers weighed in with Susan Hogan. “To give them the message that their skin is bad and they need a shelf full of products to be acceptable is a really dangerous place,” Tracee Wilkins said.