August 8, 2026
New York’s ACS Is Failing Children and Kids Are Dying—Why Is Hochul Getting in the Way of Reforms That Would Save Lives?
The Jarvis children “used to be strong, but then she had to push them up…
August 6, 2026
Custody Courts’ Deadly Blind Spots
Was Lindsay Clancy acting deliberately when she strangled her three children in their Massachusetts home in 2023,…
July 20, 2026
Keep Antivax Politics Out of Foster Parent Licensing
What do we owe children in the foster care system? At a minimum, safety. Which…
July 14, 2026
16 “Almost Feral” Children in Ohio Show Why We Need Child Protective Services
Two weeks ago, police discovered 16 “almost feral” children between the ages of 1 and 18 living…
July 7, 2026
Safety Before Kinship
Those who worry about a child welfare system that puts ideology over children’s safety breathed…
July 7, 2026
The Effects of Divorce Through the Eyes of Two Novelists
Toward the end of “Lake Effect,” the new novel by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, Clara Larkin…
June 24, 2026
What “Toy Story 5” Got Right—and Wrong—About How Screen Time Affects Kids
Sunday night provided one of those moments that all mothers have occasionally. You look at…
June 23, 2026
Weed and Kids Are a Risky Mix—but “Garden Moms” Are Toking Up
Motherhood is hard; weed helps: That’s the toxic message from a new group of online…
June 16, 2026
Albany Acts to Rescue Kids from Deadly Abuse—10 Years Too Late
Days ago, Albany politicians did the unthinkable: They passed a sensible piece of legislation that…
June 13, 2026
States Are Wrestling with How to Deal with Substance-Exposed Infants. New Mexico Offers a Warning
What a difference a few years makes. When New Mexico’s governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, took…
June 10, 2026
Why Mamdani’s Foster Care Cuts Make Sense
If Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to balance New York City’s budget—never mind fulfill his campaign’s many promises…
June 6, 2026
Child Abuse and Neglect Are Intergenerational Problems. Policies to Protect Children Should Reflect That
Hurt people hurt people. Just because that phrase has become a mantra of therapeutic babble…