August 27, 2026
Welfare Reform 30 Years Later: How Has Government Assistance Changed?
This month marks the 30th anniversary of welfare reform legislated with bipartisan support by a Republican-controlled…
August 20, 2026
Wisconsin Childcare Subsidies, Regulations Fail for Families
Executive summary While parents play the most important role in early childhood development, having reliable and…
August 15, 2026
The Ongoing Battle to Defend Welfare Reform
Welfare reform replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families…
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…