If 80% of children ages 5 and older get their COVID booster shots by the end of 2022, it could prevent about 29 million missed days of school and almost Read more
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My son’s wife got pregnant by a registered sex offender, which delayed their divorce proceedings. He’s now paying child support for this newborn. What can he do?
Dear Quentin, My son is going through a divorce after 18 years of marriage, and he has a five-year-old son. His wife never held a steady job before or after Read more
Grandparents: Forget everything you ever knew about taking care of babies
Terri Taylor jokes that caring for babies isn’t like riding a bicycle. When she became a grandmother three years ago, she was surprised to learn that much of what she Read more
China suspends access to zone around iPhone facility after workers flee COVID restrictions
China has suspended access to an industrial zone in the Central city of Zhengzhou after the city reported 64 COVID cases and workers who assemble Apple’s AAPL, +0.41% iPhone fled Read more
China suspends access to zone around iPhone facility after workers flee COVID restrictions
China has suspended access to an industrial zone in the Central city of Zhengzhou after the city reported 64 COVID cases and workers who assemble Apple’s AAPL, -1.18% iPhone fled Read more
COVID-19 may be to blame for the surge in RSV illness among children. Here’s why.
A number of young children are being hospitalized because of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, and it’s happening at an unusual time of year and among older children than in Read more
COVID-19 may be to blame for the surge in RSV illness among children. Here’s why.
A number of young children are being hospitalized because of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, and it’s happening at an unusual time of year and among older children than in Read more
Experts are warning of potential ‘tripledemic’ this winter as COVID, flu and now R.S.V. circulate
Health experts are warning of a possible “tripledemic” this winter, as COVID, flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V., are now all circulating with flu cases showing up earlier than Read more
The IRS wants you to get your stimulus check and child tax credit cash if you haven’t claimed it — here’s what to look for
The Internal Revenue Service is mailing letters to households that could potentially get money from boosted child tax credit payments and the third stimulus check — if only they filed Read more
‘Child care is slipping farther and farther out of reach’: Rising child-care costs outpace inflation
Rising child-care expenses managed to slightly outpace inflation last year, with the national average cost of care hitting about $10,600 annually, according to a new report. In fact, 2021 marked the third consecutive Read more