Home & Family

Why does a childhood blanket or teddy bear hold so much meaning? Why do we find it so hard to part with certain objects? This hour, our emotional connection to things.

Older adults benefit from volunteer care that keeps them in familiar settings, which help them maintain comfort, autonomy, and finances as they age.

All Philly city employees were ordered back to the office full-time this summer. Now some workers are wondering whether their jobs are worth the flexibility they're giving up.

Low wages make it difficult for PA child care providers to hire and retain staff, which can lead to long wait lists and abrupt closures.

State lawmakers have passed and expanded tax credits aimed at making child care affordable. But business groups say more is needed to address a provider shortage.

It keeps power in the hands of the powerful. It limits opportunity. It makes a mockery of meritocracy. But is it all bad? Might there be an economic and societal upside?

Focus on Fathers was established in 2001 to help new dads transition to fatherhood. Since then, the program has served over 250 fathers.

Are you good at giving advice? We're talking to R. Eric Thomas who will have to answer people's questions in his new national advice column.

Meg Foley’s multisite, multidisciplinary festival puts queer parenting on par with shifting tectonic plates.

The A/C units and repairs are available only to people who received LIHEAP or weatherization assistance in the past year.

Years later, the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies have continued to sow fear and confusion among immigrants in need of health care.

A Delaware pilot program that provides free diapers and wipes to postpartum parents for the first three months after giving birth will be extended.

Momentum is building in the Senate and House to expand paid leave. With no federal law, 13 states and the District of Columbia have adopted paid family and medical leave laws.

Filmmaker Dave Kalema recalls a summer when his mother juggled supporting her injured son and her own breast cancer treatment.

Pa. Sen. Bob Casey is pushing legislation to add more competition to the baby formula market after shortages caused prices to spike.