Meta settlement means new restrictions on nighttime and school-time scrolling for kids
Wed Aug 26 4:14 pm
Can the changes to Facebook and Instagram announced in the Meta settlement make a difference for the mental health of young people?
15 states have laws that allow corporal punishment in schools. Here's where, and why
Wed Aug 19 5:00 am
There is broad consensus among psychologists that corporal punishment can be harmful to children, but the U.S. has no federal laws banning it in public schools.
Vaccination rates fall as more parents opt out
Tue Aug 18 4:58 pm
More parents are getting exemptions for their kids so they don't have to get vaccinated for kindergarten, and fewer kids are getting their shots. That's according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This comes as the Trump administration is trying to reduce the number of vaccinations children get, and childhood diseases like measles are resurging.
Doctors say Medicaid change to gender-affirming care will harm vulnerable youth
Fri Aug 14 4:29 pm
Federal Medicaid dollars can no longer pay for gender-affirming care for youth. Doctors who treat trans kids say it will harm vulnerable people.
Doctor talks about Trump's executive order to change childhood vaccine schedule
Wed Aug 12 4:46 am
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Dr. James Campbell at the University of Maryland School of Medicine about President Trump's order to space out childhood vaccines.
5 questions parents may have after Trump's latest vaccine move
Tue Aug 11 4:20 pm
Parents may be confused about the status of vaccines for their kids after President Trump's new executive order. It's important to know nothing is changing right away.
Trump issues executive order aimed at upending vaccines for kids
Tue Aug 11 6:52 am
President Trump issued another executive order Monday, attempting to scramble how children are vaccinated in the United States.
Trump and RFK Jr. try again to upend vaccines for kids
Mon Aug 10 4:25 pm
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday about vaccines, saying children should get fewer. His administration has been blocked in the courts from changing the vaccine schedule.
For vaccine information, some pediatricians are finding ways to sidestep Trump's CDC
Wed Jun 24 5:18 pm
The Trump administration's efforts to stop recommending some childhood vaccines has created a dilemma for pediatricians. Some are actively steering patients away from the CDC website.
'Toy Story 5' gets at something very real: It's hard to keep kids off screens in summer
Fri Jun 19 5:00 am
Kids' screen use goes way up in the summertime. And just as the movie Toy Story 5 portrays, that can be problematic for children. Here are tips for parents to help their kids manage screens and have fun IRL this summer.
