1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (825+ words) A new national study found that the frequency at which parents are reading to their preschool-aged kids dropped significantly post-pandemic and has not bounced back since. Researchers said this is cause for concern considering the major impact parent reading with…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (457+ words) Arizona recruits foster parents by telling them children need them. That part is true. What we do not tell them is what the first six months will actually feel like, and then we lose them. I am a licensed counselor…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (676+ words) There is a particular kind of silence parents know well: a room full of children, together but apart, each looking down at a screen. For many families, that scene has become ordinary. Phones fill car rides and restaurant meals. Social…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (567+ words) One thing it seems both Republicans and Democrats can agree on in Michigan? That businesses should be part of the solution to unaffordable childcare, often cited as a barrier for parents getting to work. This week, state officials announced lawmakers…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (13+ words) Detroit Free Press...