Children

Florida dropped to 40th place in a ranking of states for overall child well-being in the latest Kids Count report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.…

A 2-year-old boy was dragged away by an alligator at a Florida resort on Tuesday, local officials say, and an overnight search for the child has so far...

For many students in Florida, summer vacation means finally getting out of the classroom and away from tests and homework. But for some, the Summer also...

Florida kids go to the emergency room more often than kids in the rest of the country—even when they have insurance—according to a new analysis from...

Walk into any classroom at Deerfield Beach Middle School and you won’t have trouble spotting the students who missed breakfast. “They’re the ones who...

In April, Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Indiana, who chairs the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, introduced a bill (H.R.…

Too many preschoolers with ADHD still are being put on drugs right away, before behavior therapy is tried, health officials say.

More children in Florida had a parent in prison than nearly anywhere else in the country, according to a report released Friday.

The number of children showing up to school with their required shots is dropping according to the Florida Department of Health.

A measure that would create a new presumption for judges making custody decisions got approval from the full Senate Tuesday.