children

‘It’s criminal neglect’: Wahab slams Alameda County leadership on child welfare system

By Kiley Russell, Bay City News | October 28, 2025

The audit found that DCFS failed to start about 50 percent of investigations within the time allowed, failed to ensure that foster youth received medical care and mental health services promptly, and more.

Arts & Entertainment

Puppetry is much more than child’s play for young learners at Children’s Fairyland

By Karen D'Souza | Edsource | July 7, 2024

Puppets can play a role in helping children communicate on a deeper level, experts say, by externalizing their emotions onto the inanimate object.

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Kids more strategic about swapping Halloween candy than you might think

By Margaret Echelbarger | The Conversation | October 30, 2020

Children as young as 5 years can be adept at strategizing how they trade candy with their peers.