NYT > Children and Youth
- More Than 700 Children Have Died in a Measles Outbreak in Zimbabwe September 24, 2022It is driven by a decline in child immunization during the pandemic and the influence of an anti-vaccination evangelical church.Tendai Marima and Stephanie Nolen
- Review: “The Wind Rises” (Alma, Book 1) by Timothée de Fombelle September 23, 2022A West African girl thrust from her family’s private Eden confronts awful truths on the high seas in Timothée de Fombelle’s “The Wind Rises.”M.T. Anderson
- I Don’t Need My Life to Be Remarkable September 23, 2022I’ve come to see the wisdom in not just seeking, but finding, joy in the mundane.Sarah Wildman
- The Midterm Election’s Most Dominant Toxic Narratives September 23, 2022Misleading and divisive posts about the Nov. 8 midterm vote have flooded social media. Here are three prevalent themes.Cecilia Kang
- Preschool Punks and Dancing Mommies at the Linda Lindas Show September 23, 2022For young fans of this California quartet, the thrill of a first concert reverberates from child to parent.
- Review: “The Door of No Return” by Kwame Alexander September 23, 2022In his new novel-in-verse, “The Door of No Return,” the Newbery Medal-winning author works hard to show that white people weren’t the only ones perpetuating an unjust system.Kwame Dawes
- A Girl Survived a Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan. Then She Vanished in Texas. September 22, 2022Lina Sardar Khil was 3 when she barely escaped a terrorist attack during the fall of Afghanistan. While living in San Antonio, she went out to play — and has not been seen since.Edgar Sandoval and Zabihullah Ghazi
- ‘We Can’t Let the Kids Go Outdoors’: Our New Reality on the West Coast September 22, 2022For children there, it isn’t a question of what you want to do outside; it’s whether it is even safe to leave the house.Emma Pattee
- TikTok’s Corn Kid Is Doing Just Fine September 21, 2022He went viral this summer for his love of corn. Now it’s back to business as usual: elementary school.Madison Malone Kircher
- Progress on Child Poverty, but ‘Families Are Still Struggling’ September 21, 2022A decline in child poverty, but risks ahead. Also: Close Gitmo; Republicans and a new constitution; a second kitchen; going back to the movies.