Children, Teens Are in a ‘Mental Health State of Emergency,’ Child Health-Care Groups Warn
There’s been a quieter, parallel pandemic happening alongside COVID-19: a spike in significant mental health problems among young people, spurred by isolation, uncertainty, fear, and...
How stricter COVID-19 protocols, case surge affects child care
AUSTIN (KXAN) — After keeping her kids home during most of the pandemic, an Austin-area mom said it was time to get them back around...
What Are Parents Spending Their Child Tax Credit Money On?
imtmphoto / Getty Images/iStockphoto More than $15 billion in child tax credit payments were sent to eligible families today, the U.S. Treasury Department and IRS...
Pollution’s impact on child health
Studies have shown air pollution is a major risk factor for respiratory infection – the leading cause of death among children under five – but...
Child Care During The Coronavirus Pandemic: ‘Nobody Taught Us’
Manoja Weerakoon intended on closing the La Habra Montessori preschool she directs when the coronavirus pandemic hit California.“I had to think about the children. I...
US parents pay nearly double the ‘affordable’ cost for child care and preschool
CC BY-ND President Joe Biden wants to make child care more affordable across the U.S. Under his American Families Plan, proposed in April 2021, the...