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Puerto Rico residents, who are U.S. citizens, are not eligible to get the advance child tax credit payments that have lifted many children out of poverty.

A Kaiser Permanente study of nearly 200,000 Southern California children found that children gained excess weight during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially those between the ages of 5 and 11, according to results released Monday.

Want to improve your communication and relationship with your kids? A neuroscientist and parenting expert breaks down the four most common phrases you should never use, why they don’t work, and the right way to teach self-discipline.

“This bipartisan bill will provide students with an innovative experience and the tools they need to plan for the future,” said Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich.

“The IRS is currently looking into this situation, and we will share more information as soon as possible,” the federal agency said.

Monthly child tax credit checks of up to $300 per child are reaching millions of families. New data shows they have been inclined to save and invest the money.

Families have just a few months left to sign up for child tax credit payments

As Democrats negotiate a host of legislative priorities, one possible area of debate is emerging — whether or not the child tax credit should be tied to work.

Making children with individual taxpayer identification numbers eligible for the child tax credit would extend the benefit to 1 million children

About 78% of Hispanic families received stimulus payments over the last year and a half, compared with 96% of white respondents, according to a recent survey.

An expanded child tax credit has provided monthly checks to millions of families. Now some Democrats are seeking to have those payments continue past this year.

Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center made it through nearly a whole summer of children’s programs when a staff member’s positive coronavirus test brought everything to a standstill.

As the towers of the World Trade Center fell on 9/11, children across the country absorbed the news in school, and teachers attempted to reassure them while coping with their own grief and fear. LX News Host Ashley Holt shares a personal story about how the tragedy of 9/11 hit home for young students and their teachers.

Continuing the expanded credit beyond 2021 would slash child poverty to 8.4% from 14.2%, a roughly 40% fall, according to a study from the Urban Institute.

A father from Santa Barbara, California, was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday for taking his two young children to Rosarito, Mexico, and killing them with a fishing spear last month.

Kids are more likely to succeed in life if parents help them cultivate emotional intelligence starting at a young age, neuroscientist William Stixrud says.

Federal unemployment programs ended this weekend, cutting benefits for millions of Americans. These other programs may help some stay afloat.

A parenting expert shared one way parents can help develop their child’s self-esteem.

Officials say more than 30 California children are still stuck in Afghanistan after they traveled to the country to see relatives weeks before the Taliban seized power and were unable to get out before U.S. forces left.

Code for America with the U.S. Treasury Department and White House released a new way for families to sign up for the child tax credit by phone.