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Some parents are expressing concern over school policies that require families to disclose information about students' mental health. Critics worry the requirements could lead to stigmatization, privacy violations, or misuse of sensitive data, while schools argue such disclosures help them support struggling students. The debate touches on broader tensions between student wellbeing programs and parental rights over children's personal information.

Measles, once declared eliminated in many countries, is making a comeback, prompting questions about how the disease has returned. Falling vaccination rates, pandemic-era disruptions to routine immunization programs, and growing vaccine hesitancy are widely cited as key factors allowing outbreaks to spread again. Health officials are urging parents to catch up on missed MMR doses as cases rise in multiple regions and the science of herd immunity comes back into public focus.

ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, reportedly gained access to more than 2,000 Nvidia B200 AI chips through Nscale's data center operations in Norway, according to a filing. A Singaporean subsidiary reportedly contributed 73% of the UK neocloud provider's 2025 revenue. The arrangement raises fresh questions about how Chinese firms obtain restricted US AI hardware despite export controls.

A new study suggests that exposure to a widely used and popular food ingredient early in life may be connected to higher anxiety levels in adulthood. The finding raises fresh questions about how infant and childhood nutrition could shape long-term mental health, and is likely to prompt debate among parents and nutrition researchers.

A couple and the biological parents of a young girl have reached a custody agreement following an alleged in vitro fertilization mix-up, in which the wrong embryos were reportedly implanted. The case has drawn attention to oversight of fertility clinics and raised difficult legal questions about parental rights when such errors occur.

The Wall Street Journal examines why a growing number of adult children are going estranged from their parents, a trend increasingly discussed under the idea of going 'no contact'. The report explores what drives the splits, from family conflict and boundary disputes to therapy-influenced thinking about toxic relationships, and how parents on the other side are coping with the sudden loss of contact with their children.

With more grandparents remaining in the workforce past retirement age, Japanese employers are beginning to offer 'grandchild leave', allowing older workers to take time off to help care for their grandchildren. The shift reflects both Japan's childcare shortage and the growing number of older people who want to keep their jobs while supporting working-age children.

A group of senators and congressmen have sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin demanding an end to Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations near schools. They argue parents should be able to drop their children off at school without fearing detention, framing enforcement actions at these locations as harmful to families and children.

Child Passenger Safety Week is underway, an annual campaign urging parents and caregivers to check that children are riding in correctly installed, age-appropriate car seats and booster seats. Local outlets and safety organizations are marking the week with reminders and free car seat inspection events, stressing that proper restraint use dramatically reduces injuries in crashes.

Educators are arguing that in an era of instant answers from search engines and AI tools, children benefit from being allowed to grapple with difficult problems before getting help. The argument, highlighted in education coverage, is that productive struggle builds persistence, deeper understanding and problem-solving skills that quick answers can undercut, prompting debate among teachers and parents about how much help is too much.

A dispute continues over whether Hasidic yeshivas in New York provide students with adequate instruction in secular subjects like English, math and science. State officials have pressed the schools to meet educational standards, while yeshiva supporters argue the requirements threaten religious freedom and community autonomy. The standoff between education regulators and Orthodox Jewish institutions remains unresolved, keeping the debate over parental rights, religious liberty and children's right to a basic education alive in New York.

Schools across California are beginning the academic year under a new law restricting student phone use on campus. Educators are working out enforcement details, storage options and how to handle parent communication, while districts report differing approaches to the rollout. KCRA's CA Politics 360 takes stock of how schools are adapting in the first weeks of the policy.

A new opinion piece challenges the increasingly popular argument that smartphones and social media are the main cause of rising anxiety and unhappiness among teenagers. It questions whether the evidence linking phone use to teen mental health decline is as strong as claimed, reopening a debate that has shaped school phone bans and parenting advice worldwide.

A mother who became the center of a viral parenting controversy says key context was missing from the footage or story that spread widely online. In a direct email to a journalist, she argues the public only saw part of what happened and that the full situation paints her differently than the 'mom of the year' label suggests. The exchange is renewing debate over how quickly viral moments judge parents without the full picture.

A new parenting book, "The Dysregulated Kid," aims to help parents understand and manage their children's emotions and reactions. The book focuses on supporting kids through emotional dysregulation, offering parents strategies to respond to outbursts and difficult behaviour. It has been featured in mainstream news coverage of parenting and children's mental health.

New data on the most popular baby names in Canada has been released, and the top girl's name is not Olivia, a name that has dominated recent rankings in Canada and other English-speaking countries. Parents and name watchers are comparing the Canadian list against trends in the US, UK and elsewhere to see how naming tastes are shifting.

The government is reportedly considering significant childcare tax relief as part of Budget 2027. The measure would ease costs for families, though details such as the size of the relief and eligibility remain unclear. The proposal has drawn attention as childcare affordability continues to be a pressing concern for working parents.