June 29, 2022 Sen. Ted Cruz is in a fight with Elmo about COVID-19 vaccines Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has demanded that Elmo show evidence for his claim that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe for children under five years old during a Twitter spat on Tuesday.
June 15, 2022 Dr. Makary questions data being used by FDA to authorize COVID vaccines for young kids ӣƵ medical contributor Dr. Marty Makary argues public health officials are not relying on "great numbers" to authorize COVID vaccinations for children under age five.
June 5, 2022 Pizza Hut facing boycott calls after promoting 'drag kids' book for kindergartners Pizza Hut is facing boycott calls after promoting a book for kids as young as pre-K that "celebrates drag kids" for the company's "Book It!" reading incentive program.
May 23, 2022 Mitch McConnell, religion mocked, AOC praised in 'woke' children's book: Report A "woke" book in New York City public schools reportedly praises Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. and slams religion.
May 19, 2022 Washington state school board director set to host 'Queer Youth Open Mic Night' at sex shop The school board director for Washington state's Bellingham School District, Jenn Mason, is hosting a “Queer Youth Open Mic Night” at a sex shop called WinkWink next month. Children ages 0-18 are invited to the event.
April 4, 2022 COVID lockdowns have ‘longer-term consequences’ for children's development: Study UK government released a series of reports assessing the long term consequences of COVID lockdowns on childhood development, particularly for younger students whose verbal and social skills are negatively impacted.
March 24, 2022 10-year-old NYC boy collapses during gym class, dies in hospital A 10-year-old Staten Island boy died after collapsing during gym class in New York City
February 23, 2022 Childless New Yorkers much more likely to want to keep school mask mandate in place than parents: poll New Yorkers without children are much more likely to think that the school mask mandate should stay in place than parents in New York whose children are affected by the policy, according to a Siena College poll released this week.
February 19, 2022 Florida toddler leaves daycare, walks into traffic, video shows A toddler in Florida left his daycare facility and walked across three lanes of traffic late last year, according to a new report and video recently released from the state’s Department of Health.
February 8, 2022 Children aren't as good at recognizing masked faces as adults, study finds Kids have a harder time recognizing faces that are masked than adults do, which could harm "children’s ability to navigate through social interactions with their peers and teachers," according to York University researcher Erez Freud, who published his findings on Monday in the journal Cognitive Research: Principles & Implications.