A 3-year-old boy died in Alabama after he was left alone in a scorching car by a child protective services worker — immediately after leaving a supervised visit with his dad. Ke’Torrius Starks Jr., ...

Scattered clothes, alcoholic beverage containers, drug paraphernalia and children’s toys covered the floor and furniture in the darkened living room as child protective services workers walked inside.

A child protective services worker in Alabama has been arrested after a 3-year-old boy in her care died while left for hours in her car in 108-degree heat — and she’s already been cut loose on bail.

Parenting expectations are often unreasonably high—and so is the number of people who believe that kids can't handle anything on their own. Passersby too often see an unsupervised child and assume ...

A daycare worker was fired from her job after she allegedly tied a young child to a chair as punishment, but she was not charged with any crimes.

A contentious bill still circulating in Salem this spring has exposed a wedge in the child-advocacy community, defying predictable party alliances. House Bill 3835, which is under consideration by the ...