Child care is getting more support from some private companies
Some corporations are trying harder to help provide child care for families.
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The FDA authorizes a Pfizer booster shot for children ages 12 to 15
The authorization comes in the midst of an explosion of COVID-19 cases nationwide driven by the omicron variant — a surge that has brought a spike in pediatric hospitalizations.
California twins are born 15 minutes apart, but in different years
Fatima Madrigal gave birth to a baby boy at 11:45 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2021. His twin sister didn't arrive until midnight, Jan. 1, 2022 — putting their birthdays on different days and in different years.
Child grooms are often overlooked in the fight to stop child marriage
The U.N. issued its first report on the plight of child grooms. And the pandemic has only made things worse. Here's a report from Nepal, where 1 in 10 boys marry young.
A mother and daughter build a tradition around roller skating
Temica Hunt and her mother Necothia Bowens-Robbinsontalk about their love for roller skating.
The expanded child tax credit expires Friday after Congress failed to renew it
Because the Build Back Better agenda was not passed by the Senate before the end of the year, the last payment of the expanded child tax credit program went out this month.
Home prices are up. For Black families, is selling Grandma's house the right choice?
Fast-rising home prices are creating opportunities for some longtime Black homeowners. Those high valuations can also raise big questions about the best way to tap into that wealth.
States send kids to foster care and their parents the bill — often one too big to pay
In every state, governments charge parents for the cost of foster care when children are taken away. When that happens, NPR found, poor parents can't make ends meet, so families are kept apart longer.
What happens when divorced parents disagree on vaccinating their child?
Divorced parents don't always agree on everything, including, now, the decision on whether to vaccinate children for COVID-19.
A complete guide to what is — and isn't — open this Christmas Eve (and Day)
Many major retailers and fast-food chains have announced they will be closed this Christmas Day. A few, however, will stay open for customers.