Children

Kolan children's shoes recall Amazon lead

Kolan brand children's sandals sold on Amazon recalled over lead concerns

3-year-old girl hospitalized after Pennsylvania restaurant mistakenly served her alcohol

Pennsylvania Restaurant Toddler Alcohol

Children's Health

Sensory-friendly nights at Adventure Aquarium aim to benefit children with autism, other sensitivities

sensory friendly F.I.S.H. night at Adventure Aquarium

New Pennsylvania child care tax credit offers families financial relief

Pennsylvania Child Care Tax Credit

Family-Friendly

Philly Children's Theatre seeks to expand access to the arts with free shows across the city

Philly Children's Theatre Without Wings

Upper Darby Summer Stage to feature Disney magic for 47th theater season premiere

Upper Darby Summer Stage Disney Around the World

Family-Friendly

Trenton Circus Squad to teach children how to do aerials, acrobatics and tight wire acts in Camden

TCS Circus

Philly kids and teens can get free meals at these food sites this summer

Free Meal Sites

Philadelphia needs more lifeguards to open all its pools this summer

Lifeguards Needed 2022

Family-Friendly

Philadelphia Film Society to host series of family-friendly movie screenings

Philadelphia Film Society movie screenings

Pennsylvania toddler dies in accident at North Carolina waterfall

Waterfall Pennsylvania Girl Dies

Ukrainian teen escapes war-torn country, reunites with adopted Bucks County family

Ukraine adoption Bucks County

SEPTA campaign seeks to improve child literacy rates through interactive games on public transit

SEPTA childhood literacy program

Bucks County couple adopts teen from Ukraine, then was forced to flee war-torn country without him

Ukraine Adoption

Police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Thomas Siderio in South Philly to be fired

Police Shooting Thomas Siderio

Children's Health

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia opens Middleman Family Pavilion in King of Prussia

CHOP King of Prussia hospital

Children's Health

Treating peanut allergies early could make kids less sensitive, study finds

Peanut Allergy Study

Tickets for 'Jurassic Quest' at the Pennsylvania Convention Center are now available

Jurassic Quest Philadelphia tickets

Museum of the American Revolution's winter break offerings include craft making, scavenger hunt

Museum of the American Revolution winter break

Statewide COVID-19 school mask mandate tossed by Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Pennsylvania School Masks SC

Jill Biden visits COVID-19 vaccination clinic at CHOP

Jill Biden chop vaccinations

N.J. expands COVID-19 vaccine, mask mandates to day care centers

Children's Health

A COVID-19 vaccine for young children advances one step closer

Children's Health

Living near green spaces boosts mental health of city children, study finds

Mental Health Green Spaces

10-year-old girl dies in accidental shooting in Southwest Philly, police say

Girl Shooting Southwest Philly

Children's Health

Almost 40,000 U.S. kids have lost a parent to COVID-19, a new study finds

Grieving child

PBS Kids picks up 'Mister Rogers' spinoff 'Donkey Hodie'

mister rogers neighborhood

9-year-old girl dies from accidental gunshot at North Philly home, police say

Girl 9 Philly Shooting

Philadelphia father under investigation after son, 2, fatally shot in Bucks County

Bucks Father Shooting

Children's Health

Children who contract COVID-19 tend to show only mild symptoms, CHOP study finds

chop study covid-19 children.jpg

Parks and Recreation

Philly Parks and Recreation finds unique way to make popular programs virtual

youtube parks and recreation

Wawa debuts kids meals with trading cards and, of course, Junior hoagies

Wawa kids meal

Timeouts improve kids' behavior if you do them the right way

Parenting Timeouts

Migrant children detained at ICE facility in Berks County to be released under judge's COVID-19 order

ICE berks county children

Children under 12 soon can ride SEPTA for free – with a paying adult

septa fare restructuring plan

One-third of women say COVID-19 has changed their plans to have children

Pregnancy Guttmacher COVID-19

'Sesame Street' and CNN to host kids town hall on racism and diversity

Sesame Street CNN racisim

Turning into the food police will only make your child's picky eating worse

Picky eating in children

Philly extends application deadline for summer Playstreets program

Playstreets parks and recreation

Children's Health

Penn, CHOP researchers receive $1.05 million grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to study childhood obesity

CHOP Chan Zuckerberg

Philadelphia Zoo launches interactive online learning program for kids

Philly Zoo Activities

Tips to help children cope during the COVID-19 shutdown

Pediatric experts offer tips for helping your kids cope during COVID-19 shutdown

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