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All parents struggle to find the right balance between encouragement and discipline when it comes to raising their kids.

Hot start-ups in the coming year will likely be thinking outside of Silicon Valley. It's not that technology and software are on their ways out; rather, a softly stabilizing economy has heightened consumer confidence and opened up growth in areas such as brick-and-mortar retail, boutique consulting firms, and education companies, industry data from three private research firms show

For many kids involved in competitive sports, physical activity can often lead to serious injuries. Dr. Alanna Levine, primary care physician and contributor to babycenter.com, spoke with Rebecca Jarvis on how your kids can avoid injuries while playing sports

You know the UV-ink rubber stamps that night clubs like to stick on your skin? Well, a novel silver nanotech variant of the idea could actually help heal your skin wounds more quickly. Silverware became popular centuries ago partly because it was a precious metal and thus a status symbol, but also because the health qualities of silver have been known since Roman times

Doctors' group warns site can make already-down teens even more-so with out-of-context happy messaging on other kids' pages

Photographs by Malcolm Brown Imagine what creativity might erupt, says Linda Tischler, if design were taught in middle school. YEARS AGO, we had a running joke at Fast Company: What if we tallied up all the game-changing ideas CEOs claimed had come from their 13-year-old kids

Photograph by Jason Grow/Wonderful Machine Timothy Gifford and Anjana Bhat Movia Robotics CEO and University of Connecticut Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, Movia Robotics and UCONN Hartford and Storrs, Connecticut Movia Robotics CEO Gifford, 48, and Bhat, 34, an assistant professor of kinesiology at the University of Connecticut, use robots to help autistic children develop social and physical skills.

Some parents give alcohol to their kids at home, thinking that it will take away substance's allure, but is practice safe?

"Early Show" contributor Taryn Winter Brill reports on a mother that is trying to teach her teenage son how to drink responsibly. Then, Chris Wragge talks to Dr.

Erica Douglass was too young to feel so old. Tired and sick every time she ate, her doctors told her to slow down and spend less time at her six-year-old Silicon Valley-based web hosting company

Bravo's Andy Cohen says the kids who sang "Over the Rainbow" were a lowlight

Disney's unique, guided, land-based tours successfully offer families the chance to explore far-flung destinations from Italy to Africa with itineraries that de-stress the experience for parents.

Send us your questions for Reed Alexander on how to get your kids to love eating, and cooking.

Parents hoping to keep their kids active often sign them up for sports, but a new study finds that this may not be enough.