What does it mean to be "pro-family"? Host Steve Hilton of "The Next Revolution" noted on Sunday evening that one of the most pivotal times to support and assist families in America is "when children ...

This essay was adapted from a piece posted on Medium. About nine months ago, Dara told me she was interested in bringing her mother and nephew from Syria to the United States, and she needed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Home visiting programs help parents learn about child development skills. The free programs are for pregnant women and families ...

Home visitor Mayra Ocampo, left, and parent Isabel Valencia take turns reading a children's book in Valencia's living room during a weekly home visit. PUEBLO, Colorado — Standing in her living room, ...

Alisha enrolled in home visiting in November 2018, right before the birth of Andre, her fifth child. At the time, her highest level of education was 11th grade. Her home visitor identified a high ...

Each year in the United States, more than 600,000 children are victims of child abuse. Nationally, more than one-third (34.2%) of child maltreatment victims are three years old or younger, with ...

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Preventing child abuse is a community effort, and Home Visiting Programs can help. Home Visiting Programs are available to expectant mothers and new parents who ...

To truly see what’s happening in your community, take the opportunity to talk with a home visitor and learn what challenges new families may be facing day-to-day. As a current, longtime board member ...

Dr. Amy Shriver is a pediatrician at Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines. She also serves as Vice President of the Iowa chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and served on AAP’s ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — With rising maternal ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Families of infant children in New Mexico are increasingly exiting earlier than expected from home-visiting programs aimed at improving the health, safety and emotional lives of ...