When parents have enough money to pay their bills, buy nutritious food, and spend quality time with their children, they are ...

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health concern in children. The rates of children with anxiety have been growing dramatically. In 2021, a meta-analysis (translation: a study that combines ...

Severe child maltreatment is not reducible to a single cause, and serious child welfare policy cannot be reduced to a single ...

I often tell my daughter, “You can do hard things!” She’s cautious about new and challenging experiences, like making friends and learning how to swim. As a young child, she is still learning what she ...

Being a kid presents lots of opportunities for frustration. It’s normal and expected that children feel frustrated when things don’t go their way. After all, children are in a constant state of growth ...

Kentucky's child maltreatment rate is almost double the national average, with neglect being the most common form. Substance abuse, domestic violence and financial struggles contribute to parental ...

Starting kindergarten is a huge milestone. It’s often the first time a child has been away from their parents for an extended amount of time. Even if they have previously spent time in a childcare ...

More than a year after pressuring North Dakota to stop helping Native American tribes collect child support payments, the IRS says it intends to let the state do so again. The tax agency is working on ...