Child and family policies have catapulted to a prime spot in the presidential race as Kamala Harris promotes a new care economy for working families and former President Trump touts his past record.

Teaching kids about money management has become increasingly critical, especially since more than half of today’s young people report feeling unprepared for their financial futures. While tracking ...

A Wells Fargo study released July 2 found that 71% of parents with children ages 5-17 give them an average weekly allowance of $37. The study found that 73% of parents who provide a weekly allowance ...

Editor's note: A defense official told Military.com on Aug.14, 2025, that the 2024-2025 rates were still in effect at that time. Military child-care fees vary according to family income and the local ...

The practice of parents paying their kids an allowance is still going strong. A recent Wells Fargo survey found that 71% of parents who have children between the ages of 5 and 17 give them an ...

Clover, a 6-month-old infant with a pink bow on her head, spent May 2 at a Senate Finance Committee hearing with her mom, Isabelle Plante. Clover didn’t have much to say, but Plante was “fired up” ...

Around the 1920s, a certain class of parents—those with enough money to indulge their kids from time to time—started to panic. Toy companies and trinket manufacturers were buffeting kids with ads, and ...

Children’s state allowances were withheld to offset outstanding social insurance contributions, the Hope For Children policy centre said on Friday. However, the social welfare services later announced ...