Kids

Why aren’t the vaccines approved for children? When will vaccine trials in kids have results? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk did the homework.

Like children’s museums everywhere, the Please Touch Museum faces unique challenges to staying sanitized during a pandemic.

The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee has been out of session for the past year, but others worked to advance coronavirus-related concerns.

The head of Homeland Security acknowledges the severity of the problem and says he won’t revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children.

Researchers hope to learn about the effectiveness of the vaccine for kids ages 6 months to less than 12 years old. Moderna plans to enroll roughly 6,750 children in eight U.S.

A year ago, Tiffani Szabara was managing a restaurant and living a stable life with her four kids in a middle-class suburb. Then COVID struck.

The study shows children and adolescents with the disease have a highly activated immune response, similar to that of adults with severe COVID-19.

"PE With Joe" has gotten more than 100 million views on YouTube in the past year. That's in part because parents liked the workout as much as their kids.

Gov. Phil Murphy also announced he will extend a moratorium on internet and utility shut-offs through at least the end of June.

Syncretic Press publisher Enrique Morás of Wilmington helps Spanish-speaking students see themselves in children’s books that don’t shy away from deep topics.

For now, while virtual activities are inescapable, experts say there’s no need for concerned parents to panic as long as they keep a few things in mind.

Danielle “The Hoodbrarian” Jackson shares her extensive book collection and love of reading to help fill a gap in her community in Camden and beyond.

An online audience that included people from Botswana and Albania heard authors and illustrators talk about their work at the Philly-based event.

Rinks will host public skate hours on evenings and weekends to offer residents safe, affordable family fun.

The president wants to expand the federal child tax credit for lower-income households. "In one fell swoop, it'll essentially lower the child poverty rate by more than 40%."