The moment your baby utters those first magical words is a milestone every parent eagerly awaits. But what happens when those words don’t come on schedule? Or when your toddler’s vocabulary grows at a ...

Every parent loves hearing their child say their first word—whether it’s mama, papa, or something hilarious like ball-ball or gaaa! But when the words don’t come on time, worry creeps in. “Is my child ...

When I was a child, I became accustomed to ear infections. At least once a year, I would feel the telltale symptoms: pressure, the uncanny feeling of being underwater when I tried to swallow, and ...

A federal requirement to justify funding caused delays that affected more than half of Missouri child care providers.

Federal anti-fraud changes could disrupt child care for over 140,000 Texas children and threaten the survival of thousands of ...

This piece is part of Scientific American's column The Science of Parenting. For more, go here. My son Grayson was about two and a half years old when his preschool teacher called me. A child ...

New "defend the spend" requirements for federal child care funding could impact programs in Tarrant County. Here's how.

The Missouri Office of Childhood has received federal funding owed to more than 1,700 child care providers after submitting a ...

More than half the day care providers in Missouri, about 1,700 of them, are waiting for the funds to be released.

One of the biggest changes to disability support in a generation is the new Thriving Kids program. The scheme, which is expected to start rolling out in mid-2026, is pitched as an alternative to the ...