Children

A 2017 study from Georgetown University's Center on Poverty and Inequality found that adults perceive Black girls as more adult-like and less innocent than white girls of the same age.

The brightly colored boards feature different combinations of letters, numbers and symbols that help individuals better communicate non-verbally. They can be found in four areas in The Play for All Abilities park.

A Feeding America report found almost 1 in 4 Texas households with children are food insecure, with almost 1.7 million children at risk of getting inadequate nutrition.

Mikael Petrosyan of Children's National Hospital says gun violence against children is preventable.

Data from Everytown records 14 deaths and 23 injuries in the Lone Star State in 2023.

Four court filings, hundreds of pages and thousands of serious incidents illustrated how ill prepared the state is when directly caring for youth — a job their workers were never meant to do.

Dr. Francisco 'Paco' Arredondo said he'll reimburse up to $2,000 in travel for Alabama patients seeking IVF treatment out of state.

From neonatal and primary care to emergency medicine, kids got lower-quality care than their white peers, researchers found. Disparities include longer waits and less pain medication for broken bones.

The history of the jungle gym, and its sibling the monkey bars, is full of weird and delightful twists and sub-plots that take us from Japan to suburban Chicago and delve into theoretical math.

Many children have likely already heard about the attacks in Israel, whether from school or overhearing the news. Let them ask questions, experts say — it's OK if you don't have all the answers.