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Be on the lookout for the Oh twins from Cromwell that qualified for the Kids Golf World Championship.

Families are struggling to make ends meet and a patchwork system of antipoverty programs policies are distributing resources unevenly.

These are the recommendations from the CDC to get rid of head lice.

The mysterious severe hepatitis outbreak afflicting children worldwide has now hit 25 U.S. states, with reports of possible cases coming in from two dozen others — New York included — since the CDC confirmed nine in Alabama last month, the federal health agency said in a conference call update on Friday. Neither New Jersey nor Connecticut is included in the…

Public health officials in Europe and the United States are investigating dozens of puzzling cases of severe hepatitis in young children.

Senior Editor at The Toy Insider Jackie Cucco shares toys to pack on your next family vacation.

Want to boost your kids’ confidence and social intelligence? A child psychologist says providing reassurance and validation can make a world of difference. Here’s how parents can do that.

Experts and parents recommend speaking simply with younger kids who ask questions but avoiding detailed discussions of scary topics.

Tips for how parents can encourage their kids to pursue hobbies, without pressuring them to seek achievement.

Research finds free tax return filing programs may be the answer to ensuring those who are eligible receive the government money due them.

About 43% of couples who are married, in a civil partnership or living together only have joint accounts, according to a new survey.

DCF reports a rise in cases since the start of the pandemic.

COVID-19 has spurred many problems. Among them: local agencies that work with children report an uptick in substance misuse by parents since the start of the pandemic. They are working to support kids dealing with the fallout, and to prevent moms and dads from overdosing and leaving some children as orphans. “The pandemic has wreaked havoc on communities,” Vanessa Dorantes,...

In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Joe Biden called for more aid for families with children. Still, there’s no timeline for any legislation.

Here’s what some experts recommend for how parents can handle their children seeing or hearing stories about the Russian invasion of Ukraine online.

If your children have questions about the ongoing war, one behavioral expert said that is to be expected and has advice on how to handle them.

Millions of parents would love to see more monthly child tax credit checks. But getting lawmakers to renew those payments under the same terms may be difficult.

A teenage boy jumped into action and helped rescue three children who fell through an icy pond in Collingdale on Monday.

The child tax credit supported work and entrepreneurship among parents, a study by the Social Policy Institute at Washington University in St. Louis found.

Nearly 60% of parents said that since child tax credit checks stopped, they haven’t been able to afford enough food, according to a recent survey.