Children

Health

F.D.A. Proposes Limits for Lead in Baby Food

The agency estimated that the guidelines could reduce young children’s dietary exposure to lead by about 25 percent.

World

What We Know About How to Save Kids’ Lives

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Hunger and loss make up a kaleidoscope in Somalia, but one scene stands out in my visit:…

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Childhood Vaccination Rates Are Falling. Here’s How States Can Raise Them.

Twenty-three years ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared that measles had been eliminated in the United States.…

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When Books for Children Are Banned

More from our inbox: The Blame Goes Beyond Big OilThe Balance of NatureOur Visit to Bergdorf GoodmanBrooke Stephens, of Utah…

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In Ukraine, Christmas Lights Defy Darkness of War, and Children Ask for Peace

One town is protecting a statue of St. Nick with sandbags, another is putting its Christmas tree underground and others…

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Girl, 5, and Brother, 6, Are Killed in a Staten Island House Fire

The two were among six siblings in the home when flames engulfed the second story, officials said.

Arts

In Museums About Horrors, Children Learn of the Heroes

Museums dedicated to the Holocaust and terrorist attacks are wary of traumatizing their youngest visitors. One upcoming exhibition will show…

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Foes of Drag Queen Story Hours Invade New York Councilman’s Home

Tensions escalated this week when two demonstrators were arrested for trespassing.

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At a holiday celebration in southern Ukraine, ‘kids still need miracles.’

A woman and her daughter walking past holiday decorations with food aid and presents.Credit...David Guttenfelder for The New York TimesHundreds…

Health

Homicides of Children Soared in the Pandemic’s First Year

Killings of children and teenagers under 18 increased sharply in 2020, federal researchers reported. Black communities were disproportionately affected.

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