Childcare
Democratic states sue Trump administration over childcare fund freeze
California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York challenged the administration's freezing of more than $10 billion in federal childcare and family assistance funds based on alleged fraud.
China taxes condoms, contraceptives, in push to combat declining population
Why Collaboration, Not Competition, Will Cure Rare Cancers
Israeli child hospitalized after leaving kindergarten bruised, parents claim police inaction
Teen swallows needle, life saved after simple procedure
After accidentally swallowing a needle, the 14-year-old underwent a life-saving procedure.
What causes a child to cry, and how should a parent react?
Some parents see crying as weakness, while others feel anxious when it happens. How do you as a parent react, and what’s the right way to handle your child?
Kids refusing to hug grandparents? This is how you should react
Do you feel uncomfortable every time your kid vehemently refuses to give a hug or a kiss to the grandparents? This is what you’ve got to do.
Does bedwetting indicate a child’s emotional suffering?
When should parents start worrying about nighttime bedwetting? When should they think it's due to an emotional problem? Dr. Hadassah Troan answers the questions.
Here’s what you should keep in mind ahead of having your second child
From the mother you were to the mother you will be: a few words from the heart before a second birth.
Pfizer vaccine for children under 5 may be available in US by end of Feb
COVID vaccines for children younger than 5 could be available as soon as the end of February under a plan that would lead to the authorization of a two-shot regimen.
Five mistakes that all parents make about boundaries
Parents often make mistakes when setting boundaries; it's natural. Here are the most common ones, and how to avoid making them.
COVID-19 indirectly taking toll on children’s well-being - study
The study cites virtual learning, social distancing, increased screen time, less time to play sports and reduced access to healthcare as some of the obstacles placed on children.
Senior ultra-Orthodox rabbis denounce government religious reforms
Rabbis Chaim Kanievsky and Gershon Edelstein published a notice on cuts to child care subsidies for full-time yeshiva students, proposals to abolish the Chief Rabbinate’s kashrut monopoly, and more.
US Olympian Allyson Felix creates child-care grant for athlete-moms
A new grant will help mothers who are athletes face what the Women's Sports Foundation called one of the main obstacles facing these mothers - the expense of child care.
