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The lawlessness of the Internet, its potential for casual, breathtaking cruelty, and its capacity to cloak a bully’s identity all present slippery new challenges to this transitional generation of analog parents.

Whitney Casey takes a look at 2010’s most popular names for both boys and girls according to BabyCenter. (Other)

Parents have long raised concerns about school and library books — children's and young adult books, and sometimes dictionaries — often for inappropriate content. The number of reported challenges in the past 30 years has hovered between about 400 or 500 each year, says Deborah Caldwell-Stone, an attorney with the American Library Association.

A new report on eating disorders cites data showing a sharp increase in children's hospitalizations for such problems.

Facebook: What can't it do? Its latest triumph: Despite not allowing mothers to post breastfeeding photos, the social networking site has allowed more than 70 women so far to share breast milk.

"My one recommendation to parents ... let them talk" and if a child doesn't open up the first time, keep bringing it up but be somewhat clever ...

Finding healthful kids' meals is not child's play, found a survey of eight fast-food chains.

Most teens who engage in oral sex for the first time will have vaginal intercourse within six months, a new poll indicates.

Retailers who sell the latest "Halo" or "Call of Duty" video game to children would face substantial fines under a law being considered by the Supreme Court.

More than half of children who use electronic media before bedtime may have mood or learning problems during the day, a preliminary study of 40 young people suggests.