B.C. child watchdog urges more progress one year after her report into the torture and death of an 11-year-old boy in foster ...

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The study suggests a proposed two-year time limit on federal housing subsidies could affect as many as 1.4 million households ...

The Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn is taking a new approach to fundraising with an event geared toward families: a mini golf ...

These foster parents have opened their home to over 20 children in the past two decades. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Parents of young children can fall prey to the hype of “educational” media. But the benefits of play and social interaction ...

California’s dismal reading scores point to the need to bolster early literacy, but here's why experts say it may be possible to introduce reading too early.

The shocking case of child marriage was reported in Afghanistan's Helmand province, but Taliban is yet to charge either the ...

New research suggests social media use has a significant effect on interactions with children — even when adults aren't ...

Access to nature promotes physical and mental health, and it is vital for children's social and emotional development.

HealthDay News — The health of U.S. children worsened across a wide range of health indicator domains during the past 17 years, according to a study published online July 7 in the Journal of the ...