NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Attorneys hoping to save an Obama-era program that prevents the deportation of thousands of people brought into the U.S. as children told a federal appeals court Wednesday that ending the program…

In the wake of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting this week, local therapists want children to know that they, too, are struggling to wrap their heads around the violence. “I tell my kids that even…

Do you any “littles” in your life? They are invited to rediscover the children’s department at the Iola Public Library.  Everything in the new grant-funded “Grow Your Brain” family play area is based on whole…

The Iola Library’s Library Littles program has reconvened in person with the ebb of COVID-19 cases. The free activities program for children is the third Thursday of every month at 2 p.m. Above, Finian, left,…

Starting in July, RoDena Lloyd’s five children were lifted out of poverty by the Biden administration’s expansion of the child tax credit (CTC), which delivered cash infusions to families across America. But at the end…

TOPEKA — Oksana Seitz left Kansas on Tuesday with plans to travel to Romania and return with her Ukrainian sister’s two children by persuading embassy officials to expedite visas or, if necessary, taking the kids…

Distrust, misinformation and delays because of the holidays and bad weather have combined to produce what authorities say are alarmingly low COVID-19 vaccination rates in U.S. children ages 5 to 11. As of Tuesday, just…

Hospitalizations of U.S. children under 5 with COVID-19 soared in recent weeks to their highest level since the pandemic began, according to government data released Friday on the only age group not yet eligible for…

Playing with a child is an involved process — you just don’t realize it.  But peel back the layers and you see the building blocks for emotional stability being laid and verbal and motor skills…

Santa and his elves welcomed local children to the Snow Globe Experience Saturday morning on the square. In addition to a visit with Santa, children could take a Kiwanis train ride and fill out their…