Clinginess is often a temporary phase in toddlers, children and teenagers – though sometimes it can be a sign of separation ...

The last thing you want to discover as you’re about to head out the door in the morning is that your coat’s Velcro closures are caked with lint and hair and no longer have any sticking power. Or the ...

Velcro was originally available only in black, but even when it started coming in multiple colors, 1960s fashionistas wanted nothing to do with it. iStock Technically called “hook-and-loop fastener,” ...

Here's what parents should know about what a velcro kid is and how it could affect their lives if they have a child who is considered one. Velcro kids are children who seem to want to be close to ...

HuffPost spoke with psychologists and child development specialists to break down what Velcro parenting is, why it shows up and what families can do instead.

The U.S. Army has a problem with Velcro. It’s too noisy. And its little loops get clogged with dust from the Afghan and Iraqi deserts. The so-called “hook-and-loop” fastener was added to standard ...

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What if the closeness that parents work so hard to build could also make it more difficult for kids to be alone? That is the question many millennial parents are asking as the term “Velcro kids” takes ...

Stop calling it Velcro. At least, that’s what the lawyers behind VELCRO® brand — yep, the sticky stuff that replaces laces on shoes and keeps wallets theft-proof — want us to do. They insist in a ...

Oh, the satisfying crunch of a Velcro sneaker! That very onomatopoeic crunnnnnch signifies easy, breezy, and no-nonsense comfort. But while the sound might suggest orthopedic bliss, the shoe itself?