Kids

Like many cities, when schools closed for the day, usually schoolyards did too. But when the school district upgraded its playgrounds, it kept them open longer.

Joshua Trump, a Delaware boy who was bullied over his last name, will join first lady Melania Trump in the gallery during the State of the Union.

The decision to invite girls into Boy Scouts was not an easy one but ahead of the February change, girls are already looking forward to being involved.

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is launching a review of the Department of Human Services' Bureau of Hearings and Appeals.

“Something Happened in Our Town” helps parents talk to their kids about racial issues by addressing police-involved shootings.

Reports have surfaced that Facebook and Google offered adults and teens gift cards for installing apps that would let the companies collect data on their smartphones.

A Swedish teenager had a stark message for global elites at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week.

The suit claims a school staff member molested a 17-year-old in Cape Henlopen High School. It alleges the incident was just one of many instances of inappropriate behavior.

Studies suggest postpartum psychosis affects about one or two women out of every thousand that give birth.

Lack of adequate oversight by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services has resulted in children being put in harm’s way.

How do virtual assistants like Alexa, which are increasingly common in households, affect children's learning experiences?

Many parents bristle when people call their daughters beautiful. They worry that it sets girls up for only valuing their looks. For others, it’s not that big of a deal.

With court battles over the city's sweetened beverage tax in the rearview mirror, Mayor Jim Kenney celebrates two years of expanded pre-K — and plans for further growth.

It took five years to find a ballet academy open to children of all abilities. Finally, at Pennsylvania Ballet Academy in Camp Hill the bALLet class was born.

After I read E. B. White’s children’s classic Charlotte’s Web when I was in third grade, I adamantly decided that I would be a vegetarian.