Immediately report your child as missing to your local law enforcement agency. Ask investigators to enter your child into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Missing Persons File. There is no ...

Searching for the right child care can be daunting. Scott Leslie, who has worked for the City of Pacifica Parks, Beaches & Recreation Department for 15 years (he is the Recreation, Child Care and ...

It's important for adults to remember what children are designed to be doing during childhood--challenging social play outdoors in the rhythms of nature. During the school-age years, children build ...

As summer camp season approaches, parents and children alike can feel the excitement and the preparation that comes with it. Whether your child is heading off to a day camp or an overnight camp, ...

Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Summer 2015), pp. 251-268 (18 pages) AbstractObjective: The Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC) is a widely used assessment ...

Your back-to-school checklist should include a visit to the eye doctor, experts advise. They say it's a good time for kids to get a checkup that can help them succeed in the classroom. Vision problems ...

Everybody grieves the death of a loved one, and the process helps most mourners adjust to their loss. "Charlie Brown was right," said Christopher Layne, a psychologist and researcher at the Semel ...

It used to be enough to know your first and last name when you started kindergarten. You got extra credit for being able to sing the alphabet. But a kindergarten checklist posted recently to Reddit ...

In February 2022, the CDC expanded its list of developmental milestone standards by adding checklists for children 15 months and 30 months of age. The language/communication portion of the checklist ...

It's important for adults to remember what children are designed to be doing during childhood--challenging social play outdoors in the rhythms of nature. During the school-age years, children build ...