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Children

Published
October 16, 2022

Book review: ‘Mother Brain’ delves into the science of how our brains are rewired by parenthood

The book interweaves research and data with personal stories from new parents.
Published
September 23, 2022

Commentary: The U.S. neglects basic human rights for children

Based on our child marriage, corporal punishment, child labor and juvenile justice records, Maine is one of 20 states recently flunked by Human Rights Watch.
Published
September 16, 2022

Commentary: ‘Fetal personhood’ has a whiff of medieval theology

Recent anti-abortion arguments exhibit a fanatical desire for irrevocable distinctions around personhood and bodies.
Published
September 11, 2022

Driving neighborhood to neighborhood, ice cream truck operator keeps tradition going

Ryan Lowe might be the last of his kind in Portland.
Published
September 4, 2022

How to get kids to eat a healthy lunch? Give them some control

Make what's going into their lunchbox a fun project.

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Published
August 20, 2022

Commentary: Companies, Congress should step up to support breastfeeding moms

For Black women like me, the rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration still lag those of our counterparts.
Published
June 12, 2022

New children’s books by Maine writers, illustrators tackle disabilities, with uneven success

Each takes a different approach to stories about, in part, children with disabilities going to school.
Published
May 25, 2022

How to help kids get through the horror of Texas school shooting

The first thing a parent should do is make sure their children know adults are available to talk to them.
Published
May 25, 2022

FDA chief under fire for slow response to baby formula shortage

The shortage mostly stems from Abbott Nutrition's Michigan plant, which the Food and Drug Administration shut down in February due to contamination issues.
Published
May 23, 2022

Theories emerge for mysterious liver illnesses in children

The illnesses are considered rare, and the best available evidence points to a fairly common stomach bug that isn't known to cause liver problems in otherwise healthy kids.