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When it comes to programs designed to care for children, New Jersey is among the best in the nation in some areas, however, more work still needs to be done.

More New Jersey kids are living in poverty and children of color are struggling more than white kids on all fronts, according to a New Jersey Kids Count 2015 report released Monday by Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ).

It may be normal, but that does not make it ok. When it comes to playing favorites in a household, if a parent aligns him or herself with one child over another, it can disrupt the dynamic of the family.

You see it all the time in New Jersey: baby boomer parents helping their 20-something kids make rent or pay car insurance and credit card bills. Sometimes the parents even buy these grown children cars and condominiums.

A new study suggests "overparenting," or "helicopter parenting," can inflate a child's ego and promote narcissism.

MILVILLE, N.J. (AP) -- A school bus aide has been charged with stealing lunch money and bagged lunches from preschoolers in New Jersey.

Parenting can be difficult enough when it is your own kids, but it opens up a entirely different can of worms when you are stuck in the position to reprimand someone else's kids.

A parent's quick solution to appease their restless or cranky children: Hand them an iPad or smartphone, and let the screens do the real work.

Anxiety is increasing among children and adolescents, and some of them may already be stressing about having to return to school after the upcoming winter break.

There has been a lot of publicity lately about the dangers associated with enterovirus 68, but health officials are warning New Jersey parents to watch out for another type of virus that can be more problematic and deadly.