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.

In a recent study, two-thirds of kids with Covid-19 didn’t have recognizable symptoms. That’s bad news for pandemic containment.

Am I being a bad mother if I’m not giving my son full attention? A bad employee? Both?

How the coronavirus exposes a crisis of care work

The fraught decision to have children—or not—in an era of climate crisis

It will make the policies more politically palatable. And it will help compensate kids for the heated world they're inheriting.

Teenage activists like Greta Thunberg are uncomfortable reminders that the grown-ups have failed the next generation.

The Democrats want to increase public assistance for struggling parents, but child care should be free for all Americans.

As important as it is for Native families, the battle over the Indian Child Welfare Act is about much more than just the kids.

New York City's child welfare agency has a reputation for unjustly targeting low-income families of color. Can it change?