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Children

  1. bullies
    Middle School Closed for Safety Concerns After Adults Threaten Transgender GirlAn Oklahoma middle school closed down for two days after multiple parents threatened a transgender girl with violence.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  2. power
    Border Patrol Accused of Giving Children Rotten Food and Undrinkable WaterChildren also reported being kicked and forced to strip naked.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  3. immigration
    Chilling Photo Shows Huge Mural of Trump in Detention Center for Migrant KidsNearly 1,500 boys are being held in a former Walmart in Texas.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  4. rebellions
    Child Steals Parents’ Credit Card, Flies to Bali Vacation After FightEat, pray, tantrum.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  5. crime
    Parents Who Kept 13 Children Captive Facing Life in PrisonProsecutors filed charges, and new details of the siblings’ horrifying ordeal emerged.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  6. crime
    Aunt of 13 Kids Held Captive Says She’s ‘Shocked and Angry’Her sister is accused of torturing her children, aged 2 to 29.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  7. crime
    What We Know About the Case of the 13 Siblings Held Captive in Their HomeAged 2 through 29, they were found shackled to their beds and severely malnourished.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  8. baby names
    Couple Loves Olive Garden So Much They’re Naming Their First Child After ItOlive Garton was too much — Olivia Garton, though, was just right.
    By Amanda Arnold
  9. guns
    Children of Any Age Can Now Hunt With Guns in This StateA new law eliminated the previous age minimum of 10 years old.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  10. beep beep
    Cops Thought They Were Chasing a Drunk Driver, But It Was a 7-Year-Old BoySurprise!
    By Gabriella Paiella
  13. actually good news
    NYC Libraries Are Forgiving Children’s Unpaid FinesThe move will allow kids with blocked accounts to start checking out books again.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  14. Researchers Accidentally Found One Way to Help Kids Grow Up to Be VotersChildren who were in a program designed to help develop social skills were more likely to vote when they grew up, an unintended but happy side effect.
    By Lily Carollo
  15. choices
    Ina Garten Shares Why She Didn’t Have ChildrenThe Food Network star says “it was a choice I made very early.”
    By Gabriella Paiella
  16. This 4-Year-Old Walked Miles in the Wilderness to Help Her Sick GrandmaA criminal case has been opened against her mother for allegedly putting the girl in danger.
    By Lisa Ryan
  17. tiny heroes
    Watch a Moment-by-Moment Breakdown of That Toddler-Interrupted BBC InterviewShe does not give any damns.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  18. The Best Way to Answer Kids When They Ask ‘Why?’If you don’t satisfy their teleological needs, they’re just going to ask again.
    By Drake Baer
  19. health
    Parents Are Confused About When to Keep Their Kids Home From Day CareThere’s a lot of confusion on the subject, and many parents and day-care centers are being overly cautious.
    By Jesse Singal
  20. The FDA Warns That Anesthesia Can Harm the Brains of Children Under 3The warning extends to pregnant women in their third trimester.
    By Lisa Ryan
  21. cute things
    This Is What Happens When You Let a Toddler Dress Herself for a School PictureNicely done.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  22. racism
    Bias Against Black Kids Starts With Preschool TeachersThe findings of a new study show how deeply rooted racism may be.
    By Lisa Ryan
  25. Your Personality Starts Showing Up During InfancyTemperament starts early.
    By Drake Baer
  26. Body-Image Issues Start As Young As 3New research suggests our body struggles may start way before middle school.
    By Laura June
  27. How Child-free People Decide Not to Have Kids“It’s a rational response to what it means to have a kid and what impact [being a parent] has on the rest of your life.”
    By Drake Baer
  28. sex ed
    Why Pediatricians Should Teach Sex EdBecause we all know abstinence-only education isn’t cutting it.
    By Laura June
  29. 50 Years of Research Shows the Scary Ramifications of Spanking KidsAnd sadly, 80 percent of the world’s children are still subject to it.
    By Adam Banicki and Cait Munro
  30. children
    Seriously, Don’t Spank Your KidsA comprehensive new study finds that it’s ineffective and harmful.
    By Laura June
  31. it's all your fault
    Your Depression and Anxiety Might Make Your Kid a Picky EaterBut don’t get anxious about it!
    By Laura June
  32. parental leave
    Etsy Announces New Half-Year Paid-Parental-Leave PolicyAnother private company picks up the slack for our government.
    By Laura June
  33. North West’s Closet Is So Much Better Than YoursPrepare to wish, briefly, that Kanye West were your dad.
    By Laura June
  34. motherhood
    Making Peace With My Daughter’s Frozen ObsessionOn toddlers, TV, and letting it go.
    By Laura June
  37. uncanny impressions
    Watch Little Girl’s Impression of Star Wars Fans“AHHHHSPACEAHHH!”
    By Allison P. Davis
  38. this is your brain on advertising
    This Is Your Brain on Advertising: Why Kids Are So Vulnerable to MarketingChildren are very, very suggestible.
    By Abraham Riesman and Jesse Singal
  39. feature
    Can Racism Be Stopped in the Third Grade?An experiment at Fieldston, which starts when 8-year-olds are sorted by race, has some very liberal parents fuming.
    By Lisa Miller
  40. parenthood
    We Live in an Age of Irrational ParentingIt’s hard to think of a safer time to raise kids. So why are parents always freaking out — or being needlessly policed?
    By Jennifer Senior
  41. gabi the hero
    This 9-Year-Old Dark-Lord Poetess Is Our New Goth Hero“The fire is red as blood,” writes Gabi.
    By Allison P. Davis
  42. kids these days
    Lululemon Is Going to Put 6-Year-Olds in Yoga PantsOm.
    By Véronique Hyland
  43. kids
    What Kids’ Drawings Reveal About Their HomesPictures communicate the things children can’t. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  44. health
    A Strange, Polio-Like Illness Is Paralyzing KidsIt’s not clear what’s causing these cases. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  45. technology
    What Happens When You Tear 6th Graders Away From Their Gadgets for Five Days No video games allowed.
    By Melissa Dahl
  46. parenting
    Putting a Price Tag on an American Childhood: $245,340New government figures confirm: Kids are expensive.
    By Science of Us
  49. Can Depression Start in Preschool?A new study on a controversial idea.
    By Melissa Dahl
  50. When Do Kids Realize They’re Going to Grow Up?Because this little girl really doesn’t want her brother to get older.
    By Melissa Dahl
  51. depression
    What It’s Like Growing Up With a Depressed ParentHearing from the voices of the kids who lived through it. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  52. The Case Against Spanking: It Doesn’t Even WorkThe high cost on a kid’s mental and physical health doesn’t pay off in better behavior. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  53. A Youth-PTSD Catastrophe Is Brewing in GazaIt will affect both Gaza and its neighbors, Israel and Egypt.
    By Jesse Singal
  54. Watch a Video Full of Kids Lying Their Adorable Faces Off — for ScienceThey can’t help it! They’re just too darn young.
    By Jesse Singal
  55. If You Don’t Want Your Kids to Do Drugs, Chill Out a BitAll that harshing of their mellow could easily backfire.
    By Jesse Singal
  56. How to Get Your Kids to Tell the TruthTell them a good story about lying — but make it positive.
    By Jesse Singal
  57. interview
    ‘Mistake Sex,’ an Orange Boa, and a Bronx Accent: At Home With Princeton MomSusan Patton is a gleefully snobby rape-denier. You’re going to love her.
    By Maureen O'Connor
  58. kids today
    59 Percent of Tiny Children Use Social MediaJust small kids joining the fake adult world.
    By Maggie Lange
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