What to do if your kid wants skin-care gifts for the holidays

As parents rush into malls for the final days of Christmas shopping, many will be armed…

A day without Mexicans in Mammoth? Locals mull how to get a message to Trump

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif.  —  If all the service workers born in Mexico stayed home from their…

How ‘CoComelon’ became a mass media juggernaut for preschoolers

Fifty-five years ago, preschoolers were captivated by the TV performance of a fuzzy blue monster, two…

Toys aren’t just for kids. Mattel, Lego and others cater to ‘kidults’

Jeremy Hart played with Hot Wheels as a kid, but he eventually grew out of them,…

Opinion: Are social media and smartphones rewiring kids’ brains?

America’s young people face a mental health crisis, and adults constantly debate how much to blame…