Children Early Childhood Education Can Pay Big Rewards to Families, Society Strong early childhood education is key to bridging gaps for disadvantaged children.
Children Avoiding Abuse: Empathy, Realistic Expectations Key to Raising a Child with Disabilities A study finds parental expectations and empathy play an important role when raising children with disabilities.
Children Early Life Stress Can Leave Lasting Impacts on the Brain Chronic stress can have lasting negative effects for children, with profound impacts on the brain.
Children Growing Up Poor Impacts Physical and Mental Illness in Young Adults Mental health and weight gain among adolescents are linked to childhood poverty, finds a new study.
Children Celebrating Family Reunification Month: State Highlights Tameka Tilliman Highlights from states' National Reunification Month celebrations and activities.
Children Robert Listenbee’s 10 Points for Juvenile Justice Reform Claire Chiamulera OJJDP Administrator Robert Listenbee shares 10 points for juvenile justice reform that advocates should support.
Children ABA Project Helping Immigrant Children and Families Sally Inada A new ABA project supports states and immigrant families involved in the child welfare system.
Children Parent Had to Exhaust Appeals in Tribal Court before Proceeding to State Court Scott Trowbridge Tribal court had removed child based on mother’s and child’s tribal membership and residence on tribal land and later terminated father’s rights after he failed to make changes required by his case plan. Therfore, father’s appeal to state court had to be dismissed since he failed to exhaust his appellate opportunities in tribal court
Children Trial Court Erred in Approving Relative Placement Based on Best Interests Rather than Safety Trial court order maintaining children’s placement with grandmother, over objection of nonoffending out-of-state father who had been successfully visiting and had positive home study, required reversal.