Not all of the credit is refundable, but a significant portion still is. The IRS says the refundable share of the Child Tax Credit will be $1,700 for 2026, unchanged from 2025. This refundable amount is what families can receive back as a refund if their total tax bill is smaller than the credit they qualify for.

What nurtures a child’s holistic development? How can we address the cognitive overload and parent-child disconnect of the digital age? How do we build stronger, more resilient family bonds?

Well-child visits are a time when parents can check up on their child’s health and make sure they’re growing and developing normally. Well-child visits usually start a few days after children are born and continue until they turn 18. A pediatrician ...

One late assignment, one awkward moment, one vague text from a friend—and suddenly it's a crisis. Here's how to help your child climb down from catastrophic overthinking.

The Each Child Foundation has announced its expanded efforts to engage donors and partners in supporting integrated early childhood programs that strengthen families and communities.

When she is not caring for her 6-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son, Amaya Jones is working full time at Kroger. Jones wants to go back to school this month to study social work, so she can help young women like herself navigate complicated programs designed to help — but which often trap — poor people.

Many parents can relate to the frustration of having a child refuse to eat anything. It may start off small, with them turning up their nose at the “wrong” kind of chicken or the “stinky” broccoli. Then the next thing you know you’re making the ...

Child-only health insurance is health insurance that only covers children. The best child-only policies are usually through Medicaid or CHIP, since they offer free and low-cost plans. There are many options for child-only insurance in both the private and ...

Child trafficking affects every country in the world, including the United States. Children make up 27% of all human trafficking victims worldwide, and two out of every three identified child victims are girls[i]. There is much misinformation about what ...

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Nine of the Minnesota child care centers that were discussed in a viral video, prompting allegations of fraud, were "operating as expected" when state investigators conducted on-site checks this week,