If their parents had extra cash, would it help poor children? The intuitive answer is yes — not only can any parent attest to the cost of raising children, researchers can also point to a variety of ...

Children born into poor families are more likely to exhibit aggressive, impulsive behaviors throughout childhood, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. Previous research connects ...

Haiti's rampant criminal gangs are luring more children into lives of crime and sexual abuse, as hunger and poverty in the tiny Caribbean nation drive young people to desperation, according to a ...

Simply giving money to poor families at certain times reduced deaths among young children by nearly half, a new study found. By Apoorva Mandavilli Of every 1,000 children born in Kenya, 32 don’t make ...

Rigorous new research appears to show that monthly checks intended to help disadvantaged children did little for their well-being, adding a new element to a dispute over expanded government aid. By ...

Claire Wladis receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Many college students don’t have enough time for their studies. This “time poverty,” as we call it, is often due to inadequate ...

THE LEVEL OF child deprivation is on par with the “darkest days” of the economic crash, with one in five children currently living below the poverty line. The new report by the Economic and Social ...