The state Supreme Court ruled that priests have a “property right” not to be sued for sexually abusing children.

The Colorado representative’s teenage son was arrested for a string of crimes.

My toddler loves books like “But Not the Hippopotamus,” “Babar the Elephant,” and “Yertle the Turtle.” But the world he’s inheriting is losing these animals at an astonishing rate.

In a stunning ruling, the Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act.

While most of their constituents were asleep, Iowa Republicans voted to make it easier to hire minors to work in places like meat freezers.

This was never about “saving the children.”

Recent “sensitivity” edits to the author’s beloved yet unabashedly disagreeable novels are all about maintaining a lucrative intellectual property. But what difference can a few changed words really make?

Covid-19 accelerated the trend of pediatric unit closures. Now many children and their families are struggling to find care.

As the industry consolidates, it runs the risk of putting profits ahead of kids—and setting back the movement for universal childcare.

They’re often just cops by another name.

The federal government is pretty good at handling the unique problems of seniors. Why don't we do the same for parents and kids?

The lawsuit is the latest chapter in the GOP’s legal war on LGBTQ rights.

A fiscal crisis is looming for the childcare industry, and the Democrats don’t have the votes to do anything about it.

Families with school-age kids have borne the brunt of the pandemic. Will they make themselves heard at the ballot box?

Face masks keep kids safe from Covid-19 and keep schools open. There’s no evidence they harm kids developmentally.

Navigating U.S. cities with small humans in tow can be a nightmare. The Build Back Better and infrastructure bills offer some funding to change that.

There’s never been much choice involved in childcare: For most U.S. families, it’s take what you can get.

Huge numbers of young people say they’re hesitant to have kids because of climate change.

Climate change is already devastating the young, who feel abandoned by their governments and earlier generations.

The politics of climate and the politics of care are closely linked. An alliance is overdue.