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.

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.

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.

House Democrats propose $28 million to address formula shortage

The shortage stems from a February recall by Abbott Nutrition that exacerbated ongoing supply chain disruptions among formula makers.

Oliver, Charlotte top 2021 list of Maine’s most popular baby names

While those also were high on the national list, some names – like Owen and Willow – were much more popular in Maine than in the rest of the country.

Review: Biographies of a musician and a painter succeed admirably in conveying the arts to young children

'Look!' and learn from two compelling new picture books, one about Scott Joplin, the other Winslow Homer.

Cumberland County Children’s Theatre presents Beauty and the Beast Jr. at Schoolhouse Arts Center

The Maine Millennial: Smacking an adult is assault, but smacking a kid is parenting?

What Will Smith did to Chris Rock is legal in Maine ... but only if you're a parent doing it to your own child.

Expansion of Children’s Center in Augusta aimed at ending waitlist for child care, developmental programs

The $5 million project could provide space for 100 to 200 children on the organization's waitlist.

Children create giant cardboard box city, program computers at Waterville museum

Delayed by pandemic, Children's Discovery Museum of Central Maine unofficially shows off its new location with a "STEM-a-Palooza" event on Saturday.