I often tell my daughter, “You can do hard things!” She’s cautious about new and challenging experiences, like making friends and learning how to swim. As a young child, she is still learning what she ...

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health concern in children. The rates of children with anxiety have been growing dramatically. In 2021, a meta-analysis (translation: a study that combines ...

I always thought I'd only have two kids. My oldest has significant medical needs, and I wanted her to have lots of siblings to help her. I know there will be times when I can't care for her, but her ...

OCD can make daily life overwhelming for children, but a supportive home environment can make a significant difference. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition consisting of ...

For children who are hospitalized, the experience can feel especially scary, filled with unknowns in an unfamiliar place. Thankfully, children’s hospitals have teams dedicated to making the experience ...

Starting kindergarten is a huge milestone. It’s often the first time a child has been away from their parents for an extended amount of time. Even if they have previously spent time in a childcare ...

NEWARK, N.J. – Forget going to the food truck for lunch. Now you can get free legal advice on collecting child support from a nonprofit on wheels. The mobile Project Child Support program rolled out ...

Lucy Lazarony is an experienced personal finance journalist and writer who got her start in 1998 writing about financial topics. She writes accessible and easy-to-understand articles about credit, ...

(WSVN) - When his son turned 18, he thought he would no longer have to pay child support. But it kept coming out of his small monthly disability check. Should those payments have stopped at 18? Let’s ...