Nation Feb 23 Raising children for a second time, ‘grandfamilies’ struggle during the pandemic By Stephanie Sy, Diane Lincoln Estes
Health Dec 17 Watch 8:52 Why helicopter parenting may jeopardize kids’ health Has protective parenting gone too far? Several high-profile news stories, along with increasing rates of childhood obesity, anxiety and depression, have sparked a movement encouraging parents to allow their children greater freedom. The nonprofit Let Grow is leading the call… By William Brangham, Jason Kane
Health Oct 11 A quiet rise in unvaccinated children could put the U.S. at risk of outbreaks For the third consecutive year, unvaccinated communities have grown, the CDC reported Thursday. One school in Oregon has toddler vaccination rates lower than those in Venezuela. By Jamie Leventhal
Health Apr 20 Watch 8:51 To improve lifelong health, Memphis tries rooting out childhood trauma Childhood trauma such as abuse, neighborhood violence or the death of a parent has been found to lead to dire health and social problems later in life. How can communities intervene to spare future generations the same pain and illness?… By PBS NewsHour
Jul 06 Watch An Unconventional Road to Opera Corey Crider has had a less conventional path to opera. Continue watching
Jun 06 Healthy Tips to Prevent Childhood Diabetes By Jason Kane A slideshow with tips on how to prevent childhood diabetes… Continue reading
May 26 Watch Students Square Off to Be ‘Top Chef’ of Cafeteria A video montage of the finals for the Cooking Up Change student competition. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Mozambique Looks to Battle Illnesses to Boost Kids’ IQs, Economy In the final report of his series on health issues in Mozambique, Ray Suarez reports on the country's high levels of childhood mortality and the connections between kids' illnesses and intelligence levels. Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch Obama’s Indonesia Visit Stirs Memories for Boyhood Acquaintances President Obama made good on an earlier promise to return to Indonesia, revisiting the country where he spent several years as a child. GlobalPost visited his old neighborhood and spoke with some of his grade-school classmates and acquaintances about the… Continue watching