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An Alaska woman was convicted Tuesday of misdemeanor child abuse after squirting hot sauce into the mouth of her adopted Russian son as punishment in what prosecutors said was a ploy to get on a TV show.

Little girls with stay-at-home moms were twice as likely to develop emotional and behavioral problems, a British study finds.

More than half of babies in poverty are being raised by mothers who show symptoms of mild to severe depression, potentially creating problems in parenting and in child development, according to a new study.

The Irving, Tex. mother who strangled her two children earlier this week told a 911 operator she did so because they were both autistic and she wanted normal children, myFOXdfw.com reported Wednesday.

Two-year-old Aldi yanked on his mother's hair and squirmed in her arms.

A loving mother who kisses her child's boo-boos can help calm the stress hormones that can lead to chronic illness, a new study suggests

Women could help reduce childhood obesity by keeping a healthy weight during pregnancy and breast-feeding, a government panel ...

Mothers often get blamed for the way their children turn out, and a new study gives additional weight to that accusation.