This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters If it wasn’t for Ruby Bridges, Ben Williams’…
When a toddler is biting or hitting — whether their aggression is directed at a parent, caregiver, or another child…
In this episode of Power to the Parents, host Ailen Arreaza interviews Jessica Stamen, an activist and co-founder of Momtivist…
This story was originally published on EdSource.org A would-be intruder would have a difficult time trying to sneak into the…
The U.S. is seeing a sharp increase in bullying, harassment, and even violence against members of Muslim and Jewish communities,…
Parents with teens and tweens may worry that their child will someday be coerced or make a risky choice to…
Exposure to violent acts in video games or crisis situations in the news can negatively affect kids of any age.…
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters An estimated 1,100 children from 20 Native…
A majority of Americans say they or a family member has experienced gun violence, such as witnessing a shooting, being…
On the morning of July 4, 2022, 10-year-old Mason Tepper was in the car with his family when ambulances went…
According to new findings by the Pew Research Center, the number of gun-related deaths among children under 18 in the…
Diego never imagined he’d carry a gun. Not as a child, when shots were fired outside his Chicago-area home. Not…
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Nearly 60% of teenage girls reported feeling…
MILLSTADT, Ill. — It was a late Friday afternoon when a team of men approached a tiny pink casket. One…
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Cars streaked past Bashir Muhammad Ptah Akinyele…
Recent mass shootings such as the tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas have built increasing urgency in the…
In the wake of recent mass shootings, parents can’t help but be disturbed by the young age of many of…
Car accidents were the leading cause of death among children for decades—but new research in the New England Journal of…
It’s been one year since Insurrectionists stormed the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021, in an attempt to stop…
A group of 40 Florida middle schoolers has created a magazine that’s all about gun control — and it’s aimed…
An alarming new study has found that firearm deaths in U.S. schoolchildren is increasing at disturbing rates, especially among black…
Cases of police brutality can have a wide-reaching effect on children’s health, even before they are born. New research out…
Like many children around the world, one 7-year-old boy from Texas decided to write a letter to Santa, letting him…
The mother of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy who was killed by a police officer in a Cleveland park five…
Families of the twenty children and six adults killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, Connecticut…
Got a gamer in the house? What if someone told you they might be able to make a career of…
Sheyaa Joseph, more popularly known as Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage, is teaming up with the Fulton County solicitor Keith Gammage…
As Central American families flee violence in their home regions to seek asylum at the U.S. border, many of them…
Firearm injuries are the second-leading cause of death for children in the United States, behind only car accidents. Gun-related injuries…
Here at ParentsTogether, we have been moved by the killing of Michael Brown and the ensuing police violence in Ferguson…