Will Adolescent Dads Live With Their Kids?
It depends on their attitudes toward risky sex, pregnancy, and birth control, a new study finds.
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Hunger Is Bad, Especially for Kids
The Obama administration recently announced two new initiatives to reduce childhood food insecurity. Here's why that's a really, really good thing.
The Science of Barbie’s Effect on Girls’ Self-Esteem
Does playing with the unrealistically thin and busty doll really harm children?
Handling Money Decreases Helpful Behavior Among Young Children
New research shows touching money instills a market-oriented state of mind, even in kids too young to really understand currency.
Shared Knowledge of Songs Bonds Children
Evidence suggests music plays a role in our early tendency to distinguish friend from foe.
We Were Wrong: More American Children Die From Accidental Shootings Than We Originally Thought
The numbers remain small, compared to other types of gun fatalities, but such deaths are especially tragic and, according to research, easily preventable.
‘Cowboys Don’t Have Mommies’
An interview with my mother about the meanest thing I've ever said to her.
What’s Marriage Got to Do With Poverty?
A new report argues that promoting marriage could reduce poverty in America. Is there any truth to that?
Give Kids the Vote! The Case for Children’s Suffrage
Two philosophical, complementary arguments that prove young Americans deserve the franchise.
Why You Should Be Able to Buy Organic With Food Stamps
Poor kids deserve the same chance at reducing their pesticide exposure as their richer peers.