Kids

A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington has received $4.7 million in new funding to expand its childhood cancer research.

This year’s “My Blue Duffel” volunteer event in Newark yielded more than 450 care packages for Delaware children entering the foster care system.

Researchers with New Jersey Policy Perspective believe tougher immigration policies from the Trump administration are instilling fear in immigrant communities.

For decades, the state’s WIC program has cut checks — lots of them — to its low-income participants. That will stop by the end of 2019.

A new study shows that of the kids who are given a weekly allowance, the average amount is $30. Does this number come as a shock to you?

A report from the New Jersey School Boards Association finds uneven availability of mental health services at public schools. It says building trust is a key first step.

Five Guys on Chestnut removed its age-restricted sign after a reporter started asking around.

The obesity rate for those in the 10 to 17 age group elsewhere in the country goes from 8.7% in Utah to 25.4% in Mississippi.

Jack’s parents were humbled by all the support they got after posting their son’s letter.

The missing girl’s mother asked the public to focus on her daughter’s innocence and stop spreading hurtful rumors online.

One goal of the mental health summit is to dispel the stigma associated with mental health issues in black communities.

Children spend a lot of time on screens, which worries many parents. We discuss the effects of screens on kids' mental, physical, emotional, and social health.

Physicians at the children’s hospital and community members want a local nonprofit to buy the facility, owned by Hahnemann’s parent, and maintain services.

The Federal Trade Commission fined Google $136 million. The company will pay an additional $34 million to New York state to resolve similar allegations.

Two thirds of Philadelphia public schools don’t have playgrounds, and until now, there were none in the 19120 zip code.