"We know what you are doing," says an attorney fighting to keep protections for detained migrant children. "...these children are being damaged."

In Syria, providing access to education isn’t a straightforward task, but Mariam Shriout is helping children stay in school despite the disruptions of war.

A Texas daycare centre owner has been arrested on child endangerment charges after she was accused of keeping infants and toddlers tied to their car seats for hours. Rebecca Anderson, 60, kept the small children tied up in car seats for at least seven hours a day at her Mesquite daycare centre, Becky’s Home Child Care, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. The affidavit also alleged the daycare centre owner yanked a six-month-old child by the bib around his neck, tying laces around the young children’s necks to limit their movement.

One woman in the town of Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Mexico, described the smell as "horrible" after officials found a semi-trailer carrying more than 150 bodies in the western state of Jalisco, according to The Los Angeles Times. Authorities on Monday said they were trying to relocate the container, which was rented after morgues in the city of Guadalajara became over capacity, though it's still unclear why the trailer ended up near residents in Jalisco. "We have a lot of children in this neighborhood... it could make us all sick," resident José Luis Tovar said to BBC News. Laws in Mexico prevent the cremation of bodies linked to violent crime, of which there are many since authorities and...

The inability to confirm the whereabouts of migrant children after they move from federal shelters raises concerns that they could be exploited by human traffickers.

An estimated 6.3 million children died before their 15th birthdays last year, or 1 every 5 seconds, mostly due to a lack of water, sanitation, nutrition and basic healthcare, a report by UN agencies released yesterday said. The vast majority of these deaths — 5.4 million — occur in the first five...

Writer Mark Saltzman revealed he wrote Bert and Ernie as gay when he worked on Sesame Street, which the children's program has since disputed.

Representatives worry the company's data collection practices may violate children's online privacy laws.

Children who have access to green spaces close to their homes have fewer respiratory problems, such as asthma and wheezing, in adulthood, according to new research. In contrast, children who are exposed to air pollution are more likely to experience respiratory problems as young adults.

Children who have access to green spaces close to their homes have fewer respiratory problems, such as asthma and wheezing, in adulthood, according to new research. In contrast, children who are exposed to air pollution are more likely to experience respiratory problems as young adults.