The National Association of Professional Child Photographers (NAPCP) has announced the results of its fourth international image competition and revealed its 2011 Child Photographer of the Year, Stephanie Buckman of Stephanie Robin Photography. It was announced Tuesday, May 22. The latest NAPCP competition attracted images across a new range of category subjects, including maternity, newborn, [...]

There’s a sudden glut of tablets in the market. They come in different shapes and sizes with different price tags. Moreover, these tablets promise a full dose of edutainment (education and entertainment) for children. But which tablet is good for your child?

National Children’s Alliance (NCA) in the U.S. believes that child abuse is a national tragedy and a silent killer that demands government attention and public awareness. It will highlight National Child Abuse Prevention Month efforts during the month of April. Web initiative.

Throughout your pregnancy you feel every flutter and movement that your growing baby makes. Just as you tune into them your baby gets used to your rhythm. For 9 months your baby has got used to your rhythm – why stop now? Stokke MyCarrier is a new 3 in 1 baby carrier concept that allows [...]

Despite the Indian Government having enacted the law against using ultrasound technology for sex-selective abortions, continued practice is believed to be resulting in more than 500,000 female foetuses being terminated every year. India must urgently tackle its “vanishing” girl population as the nation awaits the birth of the world’s seven billionth baby, says child rights [...]

In 2006, American traveler Blake Mycoskie befriended children in a village in Argentina and found they had no shoes to protect their feet. Wanting to help, he created TOMS Shoes, a company that would match every pair of shoes purchased with a pair of new shoes given to a child in need. To date, TOMS [...]

The National Coalition to End Child Abuse Deaths says Ms. Tunie is lending her star power to the group’s efforts by becoming their official spokesperson. The Coalition, which includes the National District Attorneys Association, Every Child Matters Education Fund, the National Association of Social Workers, the National Center for Child Death Review, and the National [...]

In the survey, nearly 60 percent of moms said fall and winter are the best time to conceive a baby. To help them chronicle each one of those 40 weeks, a women healthcare company Hologic has launched MamaMemoirs: The Journey from Due Date to Play Date, a multimedia online pregnancy journal. Also Read: Discovery Familia [...]

Film Director Audrey Genevieve Holland and the Make-A-Wish Foundation have collaborated to make one girl’s wish come true. Allison, 14, from Raleigh, North Carolina, will be joining Holland at Sunday’s taping of the 2010 Teen Choice Awards. Diagnosed with Myelodysplastic syndrome (formerly known as “preleukemia”), her wish is to rub elbows with the stars on [...]

Studies suggest that family meals play a key role in raising high-achieving, healthy and well-adjusted children, informs the Dairy Council of California. It says frequent family meals are linked with being successful in school. A University of Illinois study found that children ages 7 – 11 who did well in school and on achievement tests [...]