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As Thanksgiving approaches, long lines are popping up at food banks nationwide. Increasing jobless protections with new legislation could help, experts say.

Many parents struggle with figuring out how to make their children financially independent. These are the steps to take, a “millennial therapist” says.

Good parenting lessons are hard to come by. Here are some I’ve learned based on my own experience—and from friends who’ve also raised smart and successful kids.

Keeping up with your child’s well visits and immunizations is vital to their health. Learn how Hackensack Meridian Health is keeping their patients and team members safe at HackensackMeridianHealth.org/GetCareNow.

One in 10 children has an unemployed parent due to Covid-19 this holiday season. Here’s how to talk to them about what might be different this year.

Millions of stimulus payments were sent out this year, but some people were overlooked. One final deadline to ensure you get the money in 2020 is approaching.

Financial planning is important for LGBTQ individuals and families, as many marry later than non-LGBTQ peers and face higher costs when having children.

More than 61,000 children in the U.S. were diagnosed with COVID-19 last week — more than in any other week during the pandemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association reported Monday.

As more families make the jump back to group day care this fall in an attempt to restart lives and careers, many parents, pediatricians and care operators are finding that new, pandemic-driven rules offer a much-needed layer of safety but also seem incompatible with the germy reality of childhood

New data from the American Academy of Pediatrics shows a 13-percent increase in children infected over the first two weeks of October.

Multiple people, including children, were injured in a serious school bus accident in New Windsor Wednesday morning. Gilma Avalos reports.

The U.S. surpassed its 200,000th pandemic death and losses are taking shape in heartbreaking ways.

A detailed look at COVID-19 deaths in U.S. kids and young adults shows the toll mirrors what’s been seen in older patients.

More than 500,000 children in the United States have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported Tuesday, and the rate of new cases among kids continues to rise.

A new study out of Seoul National University suggests that children can shed the coronavirus for up to three weeks, even if they are asymptomatic.

Two new sobering government reports show racial disparities in the U.S. coronavirus epidemic extend to children

While children overall are less likely to develop coronavirus symptoms, the long-term impacts of this COVID-19 syndrome are still being studied. News 4’s Melissa Russo reports.

Preliminary data shows that reports of child abuse around the nation have plunged during the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown, according to an NBC News analysis, while experts are concerned there could be an unseen surge in abuse behind closed doors due to COVID-19 related unemployment and financial strain.

While loss of taste or smell has been a known symptom of COVID-19, some parents are now saying that their children are losing those senses weeks or even months after recovering from the virus.

While loss of taste or smell has been a known symptom of COVID-19, some parents are now saying that their children are losing those senses weeks or even months after recovering from the virus. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

Of 2,617 counties in the United States, one in New Jersey has the distinction of being the safest place in America to raise a child, according to a first-of-its-kind ranking released by Save the Children on Tuesday. The U.S. section of the group’s Global Childhood Report ranks Hunterdon County, NJ #1 in the country, based on four factors: per-capita deaths…