Kids

On Tuesday, Gov. John Carney signed legislation expanding who is eligible to adopt in Delaware.

After almost 80 years in operation, South Philadelphia’s public golf course is set to close for good on Oct. 31. Its demise is among a handful of changes coming to the park.

Worldwide, childhood cancers are relatively rare, but they're a far bigger problem than previously believed. Close to half of all kids with cancer go undiagnosed and untreated

The Play Captains program began with just one adult supervisor in Kensington, but quickly expanded to a team of five in Kensington, and five in West Philadelphia.

Delaware Gov. Carney has signed legislation requiring police to notify schools if a student has experienced or witnessed a traumatic event.

At least five donors have stepped forward willing to satisfy the $22,000 in debt accrued by dozens of students whose parents did not give them money to pay for the meals.

Applications to Mighty Writers surged more than 1000%.

Wyoming Valley West School District, one of the poorest districts in the state as measured by per-pupil spending, is located in a former coal mining community in NE Pa.

Twenty states now require sexual abuse prevention education as early as preschool. Educators say it's up to adults to know the signs and symptoms of abuse.

Parents of young kids pick up their phones an average of almost 70 times a day — often to escape a stressful parenting moment.

The number of cases of children entering the foster care system due to parental drug use has more than doubled since 2000, according to research published this week

The specially designed Jake’s Place Delran, which opened Tuesday, could be the first of many more to come with the passage of a New Jersey state law.

A group of around 60 second graders planted seeds in May, and harvested them today. The food will be donated to Farmers Against Hunger.

Despite the backlash, new Mosquito devices are being installed at city playgrounds as part of major renovation projects.

Collaborative program aims to lower childhood obesity rates, stress and more with time outdoors.