Sara Smith, the new director of Missouri’s Children’s Division, has worked inside the agency since 2006. She starts her day ...

"We blamed them first on the pandemic, but now my colleagues and I are beginning to think it's a cultural shift in parenting.

As it gets warmer summer inches closer, Mayor Brandon Scott is thinking about ways to keep young people active and out of ...

The proposal, intended to keep more children out of Maine's only youth prison and instead address their needs elsewhere, was ...

Jackie Danks, another HELP volunteer, lost her son Izaiah “Zae” Danks in 2022. He was shot approximately 10 times in the ...

When I had my kids, one of the toughest decisions I had to make was whether to put my career on pause for a few years or try ...

Parents say "highly capable" students receive very different services depending on whether they attend neighborhood schools ...

When the child is born, being watchful and protective dominates every aspect of life. No parents want their child to be ...

Smartphone use has a time and place. It’s not in the classroom. Study after study have shown the harmful effects of too much ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday said they would urge food makers to phase out petroleum-based artificial ...

I came to Duke knowing almost nothing about myself, and left with a community I value and a clear sense of purpose. That’s no ...

The other day, I went out to a restaurant for a nice quiet meal, only to be interrupted by a couple with a screaming toddler seated next to me. In a situation like this, is it rude to ask them to do ...