Kids

Local prosecutors, police and school officials on Wednesday announced the creation of an app aimed at aiding students who have recently experienced trauma that may be affecting their behavior and performance at school.

As the coronavirus pandemic takes a mental toll on young people, more states are considering expanding opportunities for students to take mental health days to try to lessen stigma and reduce youth suicide

Whether it’s a tablet, an iPhone, or a computer, a lot is at our disposal. With the pandemic not losing speed and restrictions still holding strong, it’s easy to find yourself idling in front of these device types longer than usual. But longer times in front of the screen doesn’t necessarily bode well for your health. Melissa Lorang, a...

A high school senior in California has started his own nonprofit to help other kids learn about science through experiment kits. 17-year-old Ahmed Muhammad stopped by LX News to talk about how he started the youth-led program Kits Cubed.

Kids are invited to create the Pasadena bookstore’s newest official bookmark. The prize? A $50 gift card to the Colorado Boulevard landmark of literature.

Two 12-year-old brothers from Connecticut have created a solution to a common Christmas problem – falling ornaments. Ayaan and Mika’il Naqvi joined LX News to talk about their invention of the “ornament anchor” and how their small business is helping homeless pets.

The two New York City kids who allegedly took one of their parents’ Range Rover on a 130-mile joyride were trying to make it to their grandfather’s house in Florida, police sources tell News 4. The cousins, 12 and 7, were reported missing Monday morning from their Ozone Park homes. But they were found safe a few hours later, along…

Children across the country may also be feeling the stress of the presidential election. NBCLX’s Clark Fouraker walks us through the conversations we should be having with kids about the election and tips for keeping your family calm during these stressful times.

The Alphabet Rockers are a children’s hip hop group based in Oakland, California, that are turning their music and dance performances into an anti-racism course curriculum.

Georgia mom Jana Coombs tapped into the feelings of many parents on social media when she shared a heartbreaking image of her son in tears on his first day of online kindergarten. She joined LX News to discuss her own family’s struggle with online education and the way she has banded together with some other parents to make it better...

Dungeons and Dragons is more than just a game for kids who spend their formative years casting spells and gathering treasure. Dimension 20 game master Brennan Lee Mulligan, “A Darkened Wish” writer B. Dave Walters and others talked to NBCLX about how D&D shaped their lives as children.

Some parents are realizing that after months of the COVID-19 pandemic, distance learning and an abnormal summer, their children are feral. Sometime from mid-morning to mid-afternoon, they emerge from their bedrooms, PJ-clad with tousled hair and a confused look, causing adults to wonder how their children will ever get up for school. But experts say it can be done. “There isn’t necessarily anything inherently wrong...

Arnold Guevara started with his Huntington Beach, California-based horse therapy program two weeks after losing his dad in a work accident. “Where I grew up there was sometimes shooting and fires and things like that,” he told NBCLX. “And it gets me worried because I feel like… that’s going to happen to my family.” On one of his first...

An animal therapy program in California is using rescue horses to help at-risk children in Los Angeles overcome their trauma. The Huntington Beach, Calif.-based program, called Free Rein, uses formerly wild horses that might otherwise be destined for a slaughterhouse to connect with children struggling with violence, abuse and grief.

The lemonade stand business, a popular summertime tradition in neighborhoods across the country, has been soured by the coronavirus pandemic.

Brothers Amari and Kamal are behind the sports debate show “Sports Madness” on YouTube, a series they started to show off their sports knowledge. Amari’s twin Amir works behind the scenes to produce the show. Kamal, 13, who has alopecia and Amari, 15, who has Stickler syndrome, are also advocates for other children with their conditions.

Keeping children active and engaged while spending more time at home can be difficult, but one local teenager is making that his mission by putting together a challenge for his peers and kids.

Six-year-old Nicholas Bubeck turned his quarantine project of making craft airplanes into a small business. And some proceeds from each sale at Creations by Nicholas goes to charity.

Summer camp is going to look a lot different this year as parents weigh whether to send their children during the coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of camps are making numerous changes emphasizing health and safety, which could mean wearing masks when appropriate and daily cleaning of sports gear and aquatic equipment. Tom Rosenberg, the president and CEO of the American Camp...

Weeks of quarantine with kids have a way of burning through a movie collection