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'I Want To Be Sure My Son Is Safe': Asylum-Seekers Send Children Across Border Alone
Some migrant parents who were told to wait in Mexico under President Trump's asylum policies are sending their children, unaccompanied, across the bridge to surrender to U.S. agents.
At This Camp, Children Of Opioid Addicts Learn To Cope And Laugh
Camp Mariposa in Dayton, Ohio, is designed just for them. The program lets these children share their experiences, learn coping strategies and, most importantly, get to be kids.
Sidewalk School Aims To Give Migrant Kids A Sense Of Stability
In Matamoros, Mexico, volunteers have created a pop-up school on a downtown sidewalk for migrant children. They're all asylum-seekers waiting for their day in U.S. immigration court.
U.S. Census Bureau Reports Poverty Rate Down, But Millions Still Poor
While the poverty rate finally fell to prerecession levels in 2018, the number of people without health insurance increased, and about one in eight Americans still lived below the poverty line.
What Do New Citizenship Rules For Kids Of U.S. Military, Workers Abroad Mean?
Trump officials say a new policy on citizenship for children born abroad affects only a small fraction of U.S. service members and government workers. But the change touched off a major backlash.
13-Year-Old Scientist's Research Shows Hand Dryers Can Hurt Kids' Ears
Research finds many hand dryers operate at noise levels that are harmful to children. Nora Keegan is the 13-year-old student who did the study in the Canadian journal Paediatrics & Child Health.
Students In Mozambique Are Afraid The Winds Will Blow Them Away
Cyclone Idai damaged over 600 schools in Mozambique. Teachers and administrators struggle to rebuild and keep kids in class in the aftermath.
3 Indian Moms Went Looking For Role Models For Their Daughters
And they ended up writing a children's book highlighting 51 women, past and present. It's called The Dot That Went For A Walk.
Giving Medicine To Young Children? Getting The Dose Right Is Tricky
In a recent survey, 1 in 5 parents thought that using a household spoon was OK for measuring their child's medicine. It's not. Here's how to help little kids without overdosing them.