When teachers noticed that children in Oakland preschool and kindergarten classrooms were not engaging in imaginative play or interacting with each other as much after the pandemic, staff at ...

For children facing serious medical conditions, the hospital can be a confusing and scary place. Unfamiliar people, weird machines, and strange sounds can be startling and uncomfortable. Which is why ...

Former schoolteacher Bruktawit Tigabu is an unlikely media mogul. But on Ethiopian TV and radio, Tigabu has become a major force in improving kids’ lives. Tigabu, raised in poverty, had no intention ...

At the Booth a puppet show “Hand to God” just opened. I thought, “Sweet . . . a performance just for children.” Right. Children with dirty mouths that should be slapped. These marionettes say words ...

NAKHLE, Lebanon – Crouching inside a small tent in a hilltop olive grove in northern Lebanon, Jassem works his hand puppets and sings rhymes in a falsetto voice about landmarks in his native Syria.