Beyond 'Sesame Street': A New Sesame Studios Channel On YouTube
Sesame Workshop, the company behind Sesame Street, unveils a new initiative to reach kids in a digital and mobile age. NPR gets a sneak peek.
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Her Search For Her Mother Touches An Entire Chinese City
Jenna Cook returned to China at age 20 to search for her birth mother. What she found, above all else, was the collective pain of dozens of Chinese families who had given up children.
For New Parents, Dad May Be The One Missing The Most Sleep
New moms get a lot of sympathy over lack of sleep, but studies find that dads may be hurting more, a new book on the science of parenting says. Bottom line: Both parents need help getting shut-eye.
The Deadly Consequences To Children Of Yemen's War
Hundreds of kids have been killed in the violence. And a new UNICEF report suggests that many times more children died because of the near-collapse of the country's health system.
New Report Documents 'Childhood Under Siege' In Syria
"There are snipers shooting at anyone on the road, and landmines in the fields. Checkpoints stop everything coming in– food, medicine, fuel; everything needed for life."
As Migrants Flow In, Sweden Begins To Rethink Its Open-Door Policy
Sweden has taken in more asylum seekers per capita than any other European country — including 35,000 unaccompanied minors in 2015. But not everyone in Sweden wants to keep the doors open.
Fleeing Alone, Some Migrant Kids Find Foster Homes In Sweden
Sweden took in a record number of asylum seekers last year, among them 35,000 children who arrived without their parents. The luckiest are in foster care with Swedish families.
A Young Afghan Migrant Makes His Way In The Calais 'Jungle'
Many asylum-seekers in Europe are unaccompanied minors, traveling alone or separated from families. Amran, a 13-year-old Afghan, is among hundreds of minors left to fend for themselves in France.
After A Disaster, Kids Don't Want To Talk About The Disaster
Well-meaning folks have assumed kids want to process what they've lived through. That turns out to be not the case. Kids who lived through Katrina taught mental health professionals valuable lessons.
North Carolina Higher Than Average When It Comes To Single-Parent Families
A new analysis by the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows more than a third of kids in the U.S. are being raised by a single parent, For many states in the South, that number is even higher.