A majority of Americans support more government rules for social media companies, including a mandatory age-verification tools to keep younger children off social media, according to a new poll.
- Drew Pittock USA Today
What’s more, the researchers noted that “foods children consume during the toddler years can shape taste preferences and dietary habits that persist throughout childhood, influencing long-term health.”
- Betty Lin-Fisher USA Today
Youths between the ages of 8 and 15 directly control $95 billion and have a sway over bigger-picture household spending, a new study shows.
- RACHEL WEGNER USA Today Network
Ella's House offers free or low-cost housing and other resources to pregnant and parenting mothers in Middle Tennessee colleges. In the nonprofit's words, it supports students "through semesters and trimesters."
- COURTNEY ROZEN Reuters
Alphabet's Google and Meta's sponsorships of those lessons are fueling criticism that the companies are finding new ways to encourage kids to become dependent on social media.
- NUSHRAT RAHMAN Detroit Free Press
By this summer, a cash aid program for moms and babies will have gone from operating in one city to more than 60 communities across Michigan.
- BRAD SCHMITT USA Today Network
Several of Donna Neal's foster children said she mixes tough love, a big heart and Big Macs to launch some of the state's most challenging foster kids into living independently.
The most-registered baby name for boys and girls has remained unchanged for the seventh year in a row.
If you avoid the subject, kids can fill the gap with misinformation and worst-case scenarios they’ve conjured.
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