NYC homeowner who shares an address with Spider-Man reveals heartwarming web of letters he gets from kids

NYC homeowner who shares an address with Spider-Man reveals heartwarming web of letters he gets from kids

With a great address comes great responsibility. A Queens homeowner had no idea he bought “Spider-Man” and his Aunt May’s actual New York City house, but now he emulates the superhero as caretaker of his famous address — and recipient of his heartwarming fan mail from kids. Jack Shi bought 20 Ingram St. in Forest … Read more

Second lady Usha Vance opens up about new baby, managing 4 kids and motherhood

Second lady Usha Vance opens up about new baby, managing 4 kids and motherhood

In her first interview since the birth of her fourth child with Vice President JD Vance just a few weeks ago, Usha Vance described the joy of being a new mother all over again during a candid interview with Fox News Digital on Tuesday, August 4. The interview came on the same day the newest episode of … Read more

Not all kids are using social media to rot their brains — some are creating their own summer jobs

Not all kids are using social media to rot their brains — some are creating their own summer jobs

Kids these days, we’re told, are scrolling the summer away on their digital devices. But some tweens and teens are rebelling — by getting good old-fashioned summer jobs. They’re bucking a longterm trend. The percentage of teens actively working or looking for work over the summer has dropped by 30 percentage points since the ‘70s, … Read more

Single woman praised for believing only ‘low effort’ men don’t want kids: ‘Haven’t gone to therapy’

Single woman praised for believing only ‘low effort’ men don’t want kids: ‘Haven’t gone to therapy’

Trying to find a quality partner with the same wants is an incredibly challenging feat in today’s bizarre dating era. One frustrated singleton took to the buzzy r/GirlDinnerDiaries forum on Reddit to complain about how difficult it is to find quality men who want to live a child-free life as she does. In her post, … Read more

Vomit apocalypse camp now hit with E. coli — exiled kids have nowhere to go, as rich parents holiday in Europe

Vomit apocalypse camp now hit with E. coli — exiled kids have nowhere to go, as rich parents holiday in Europe

It’s the gift that keeps on giving. Just days after a fast-moving gastrointestinal outbreak that swept through one of Pennsylvania’s best-known sleepaway camps, camp directors informed parents that one camper tested positive for E. coli — while insisting the infection was unrelated to the camp’s food or water, according to emails reviewed by The Post. … Read more

Mom sparks debate after accusing teachers of relying on homework to do their jobs: ‘My kids don’t … and they never will’

Mom sparks debate after accusing teachers of relying on homework to do their jobs: ‘My kids don’t … and they never will’

Mama’s bringing the trauma.  As kiddos from coast-to-coast prepare to return to the classroom in the coming weeks, one mother is making it clear that she’s not prepared to force her brood to tackle assignments, study for tests or complete enriching projects once the end-of-day school bell tolls.  It’s simply not her job.  A mom divides … Read more

NY’s social media ban alone won’t squash kids’ addictions —parents need to step up too

NY’s social media ban alone won’t squash kids’ addictions —parents need to step up too

New York State has moved to protect kids from addictive social media platforms, announcing on Tuesday that the SAFE for Kids Act has been finalized and will go into effect early next year. The law promises to stop social media companies from feeding kids personalized content via algorithms and sending them notifications deep into the … Read more

Massive impact cellphones are having on kids revealed: study

Massive impact cellphones are having on kids revealed: study

Giving your grade-schooler a cellphone could be hurting their ability to read—even if the device never leaves the house, according to a new study. Researchers found elementary school children who owned their own phones consistently scored worse on reading comprehension tests than classmates without one, with the gap showing up whether the devices were sitting … Read more

Parents spend equivalent of nearly 15 eight-hour days driving kids to school each year: poll

Parents spend equivalent of nearly 15 eight-hour days driving kids to school each year: poll

The average parent loses nearly 7,000 minutes a year in the car when the school season is in session. A new survey of 2,000 U.S. millennial parents of school-aged kids found that simply driving their kids to and from their school activities consumes an average of 38 minutes a day. Over the course of an … Read more

3 of the US’s most expensive school districts are in California — here’s how much you need to make to send your kids there

3 of the US’s most expensive school districts are in California — here’s how much you need to make to send your kids there

Getting your kids into one of California’s most sought-after public school districts may require more than good grades, it could take a household income north of $300,000. Three Golden State school districts landed among the 50 wealthiest in the country, with the average family earning well into six figures, highlighting the steep cost of living … Read more

Kids’ fruit pouches recalled nationwide over plastic contamination risk — see if yours is affected

Kids’ fruit pouches recalled nationwide over plastic contamination risk — see if yours is affected

A popular variety of organic fruit puree pouches has been recalled over the potential risk of soft plastic contamination. On Tuesday, a notice from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reveals that PT Organics Limited has voluntarily recalled select lots of its Pumpkin Tree Peter Rabbit Organics Banana & Strawberry 4 oz. (113 g) … Read more

‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown surprises adorable NYC kids with acting lesson: ‘She’s so British’

‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown surprises adorable NYC kids with acting lesson: ‘She’s so British’

She brought the West End to the Upper West Side. “Stranger Things” superstar Millie Bobby Brown surprised a crew of lucky second graders with an acting lesson that not even the little students could believe. “The ‘Stranger Things’ main character, I saw her in person today. I know that she’s not real … right?” one … Read more

Hooters says kids, families are part of its comeback as servers insist they’ve always been welcome

Hooters says kids, families are part of its comeback as servers insist they’ve always been welcome

When the original founders of Hooters took back control of the iconic restaurant chain last year after its corporate bankruptcy, they promised to return it to its roots. That meant dialing back what founding member and Hooters Inc. CEO Neil Kiefer described as an oversexualized image, reemphasizing the food and hospitality, and broadening the brand’s appeal to families and … Read more

Kids with deadliest brain cancers survive years after breakthrough cell therapy

Kids with deadliest brain cancers survive years after breakthrough cell therapy

A cutting-edge immunotherapy could help kids fight — and even banish — brain tumors, the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in children. The new treatment falls under a category called T-cell therapy, which trains the immune system to identify and attack cancer on its own. T-cell therapy has already proven effective against blood cancers like … Read more

Meta creates monitoring tool for kids using its chatbot to discuss self-harm — and alerts their parents

Meta creates monitoring tool for kids using its chatbot to discuss self-harm — and alerts their parents

Meta is launching a new feature designed to prioritize child safety within its AI chatbots. The update will notify parents via Instagram’s supervision tools if their teenager discusses suicide or self-harm with Meta AI. These protections allow Meta AI to direct teenagers to a crisis helpline if they mention suicide or self-harm in messages, while … Read more

Illicit Chinese vape companies are ‘targeting our kids,’ former federal crime director says

Illicit Chinese vape companies are ‘targeting our kids,’ former federal crime director says

A former top law enforcement official is sounding the alarm on an attempt by illicit Chinese vape companies to exploit legal loopholes by replacing nicotine with an unregulated substitute to continue selling flavored disposable vapes to children. “These Chinese organized crime groups, what they realized is if they go ahead and just change the ingredients in … Read more

Bay Area restaurant fines parents after rowdy kids trash the place — and the internet is loving it

Bay Area restaurant fines parents after rowdy kids trash the place — and the internet is loving it

A Bay Area restaurateur has gone viral for charging parents as much as $327 for failing to control their rowdy children at his Chinese eatery Chez Xue. You You Xue, who operates two restaurants south of San Francisco, says he’s slapped financial penalties on parents of spirited tots who smashed credit card readers, carved “designs” … Read more

Trump Accounts for kids have officially arrived — here’s every detail parents should know

Trump Accounts for kids have officially arrived — here’s every detail parents should know

Free money is officially up for grabs as Trump Accounts are now live. President Trump hosted the heads of the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq in the Oval Office on Monday to mark the launch of the new accounts. While the site went up on July 4, the event was the official start. The … Read more

Too much screentime for young kids will harm their ability to properly learn later, study reveals

Too much screentime for young kids will harm their ability to properly learn later, study reveals

Step away from the screens, little ones. Regardless of age, too much screen time is detrimental to one’s health. Excessive staring at screens can cause eye strain, dry eyes, headaches, and poor sleep quality, not to mention increased stress and anxiety, according to Michigan State University. And the less-than-ideal effects are even more pronounced for … Read more

Parenting habit up to 6 months could protect kids against ADHD symptoms later

Parenting habit up to 6 months could protect kids against ADHD symptoms later

Parents, it’s time to focus up — your child’s attention span may depend on it. ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders nationwide, affecting roughly 15.5 million American adults and an estimated 7 million children. Now, new research suggests that sticking with a widely recommended parenting habit during a baby’s first six months … Read more