2+ hour, 10+ min ago   (703+ words) Q. I’ve just had the most amazing summer. I traveled here to work at a summer camp in America. The job came with a lot of drama and a lot of people getting upset, but also a lot of good times....

10+ hour, 17+ min ago   (306+ words) Sunday’s Child is a weekly column featuring a child currently in foster care awaiting adoption. Jeremiah is a curious, silly, and thoughtful child with a playful personality and a love for exploring new interests. While he may be shy at…...

15+ hour ago   (180+ words) My children are long grown, but I clearly remember the bittersweet moment as each left for college, particularly the last, when I so yearned for that presence in the next bedroom. So many moments of each of their childhoods are…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (416+ words) Kids in Lowell were horsing around with police officers this summer at a farm in Tewksbury. They learned flag football skills and drills from volunteers at the high school football stadium. The summer fun was part of Lowell Police Youth…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (887+ words) MALDEN — Children clutching bright new lunch boxes swarmed Salemwood School for the return to classes Wednesday, marking the end of summer with goodbyes to parents as they snaked into the building wearing crisp new sneakers and glittering backpacks. Parents remained…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (684+ words) Ever since the iPad’s debut, childhood has looked a little different. For years, parents have wrestled with how much time children spend on screens and how to keep them engaged without them. Tumble Media, a children’s podcast production studio created…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (923+ words) The film “Single White Female” scared generations of prospective roommates from putting a want ad in the paper. But desperate for a Sept. 1 lease, Gen Z is feeling safe on their parents’ social network — Facebook. Their answer to finding real…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (493+ words) Childcare providers are financially struggling to keep up with escalating food costs, and yet many early education programs are choosing not to participate in a federal nutrition assistance program due to administrative hassles, according to an upcoming report from Boston-based…...

5+ day, 7+ min ago   (257+ words) Stars are paying tribute to Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee, at 80. Parton was among the most beloved personalities in music and beyond — the rare celebrity whose appeal transcended generations, geography, and politics. Among those paying tribute to…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (708+ words) Staring down another quarter of operating losses, Brown University Health executives are unwilling to contribute a share of the $4.9 million needed to keep Newport Hospital’s birthing center open. “We want to see the money come from outside Brown Health,” Peter…...