Researchers examined elective surgeries and found children of color are between 40% and 60% less likely to have procedures. Delaying an elective surgery can lead to more health problems and worsened ...

Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a rise in the number autism spectrum disorder diagnoses in children. And this year, for the first time, Black and brown children had ...

Camden and Essex counties have the most children in foster care. New Jersey has the lowest placement rate in the country.

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It has been more than a year since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked dentists to stop using amalgam—the familiar silver-colored material used to fill cavities—in children and other “high ...

Nikki Scarnati explains why parents need to be careful about what swimsuits they're buying for their kids A certified Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) swim instructor is warning parents about the ...

I have a friend who is an amazing mom. Her daughter has more resilience than most kids, and my friend attributes some of it to experiencing her parents’ divorce at a relatively young age. But the ...

The pandemic is waning, but the mental health crisis for children isn't. And for many children of color, the full impact of the last 15 months — against a backdrop of longstanding systemic racism and ...

While parents of color have been less likely to send their children into New York City school buildings when they reopened amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, thousands of Black, Hispanic, and ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The foundation of a person's education begins with early childhood literacy - but there are many factors and reasons why children might not reach their reading potential. Men of ...

A series of color swatches are laid in front of you – each swatch a different color. A researcher asks you which one is red, and you pick the one you believe is red. You then repeat the name game for ...