Research performed by a University of Michigan professor and fellow colleagues found that parents often do not use booster seats on children when carpooling. Such a practice is very dangerous if a serious crash should occur while on the road.

A U.S. study, whose results were published in September 2011, has shown that men who have never been fathers are at the most risk from death of cardiovascular (heart) disease.

Launched on September 1st, AVG 2012 continues the tradition of incremental improvement and unexpected new features in equal measure.  This edition has plenty of both.

A free iOS app from BBC Worldwide features a range of CBeebies characters.

With Australia’s Attorneys-General getting set to discuss not only the R18+ rating for games, but ways to make Facebook and other social networking sites safer for children, is it the responsibility of Facebook, parents or the Government?

An American/Canadian study of mothers has concluded that spanking children under the age of two years does not help in disciplining them because they don't understand at that age; and it also hurts their developing brains.

Teenage school students are running riot on Facebook, participating in groups that crudely rate the sexual performance of various group members, with parents, schools and Facebook either unaware, unwilling or unsuccessful in taking proactive educational action.

An American study, which is considered the most comprehensive ever conducted, found that childhood food allergies in the United States are more common and more dangerous that previous thought. In fact, twice as common as previously believed.

Billed as a “global first”, an Aussie school is forming a “unique partnership” with a Ugandan refugee school, letting school kids “in both countries to learn about each other’s lives, as part of their geography lessons” – courtesy of Skype and the UNHCR’s Australian division.

A new version of McAfee Family Protection refines parents' ability to control and track their children's Internet usage.