The value of the child tax credit in 2025 (for tax returns filed in 2026) is $2,200, up from $2,000 in 2024. Going forward, the value of the child tax credit will be adjusted for inflation each year.

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Your little one feels warm to the touch. After taking their temperature, you realize it’s 103°F — a fever! Even if this scenario sounds super familiar, it can still catch you off guard. Before you ...

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Children can have OCD, too, but it’s sometimes harder to spot the signs. With the right support, children can better manage their symptoms. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is mental health ...

Inner child exercises — like self-compassion, the butterfly hug, and writing letters to your younger self — can help you heal from painful childhood experiences. Inner child work teaches you to parent ...

Parents and professionals focus a lot on children’s behavior. Is the behavior appropriate? Is the child well-behaved? How do we manage children’s behavior? But pediatrician Claudia Gold suggests that ...

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 ...

The governor of California has signed into law a ban on child marriage. What is the status of other efforts to ban the practice? And do bans prove effective?

Natalie Saldana would love to put her 1.5-year-old daughter in a quality child care program while she works and goes to school, but the $700 monthly price tag makes it impossible. "Seven-hundred ...