Review: Biographies of a musician and a painter succeed admirably in conveying the arts to young children

'Look!' and learn from two compelling new picture books, one about Scott Joplin, the other Winslow Homer.

Cumberland County Children’s Theatre presents Beauty and the Beast Jr. at Schoolhouse Arts Center

The Maine Millennial: Smacking an adult is assault, but smacking a kid is parenting?

What Will Smith did to Chris Rock is legal in Maine ... but only if you're a parent doing it to your own child.

Expansion of Children’s Center in Augusta aimed at ending waitlist for child care, developmental programs

The $5 million project could provide space for 100 to 200 children on the organization's waitlist.

Children create giant cardboard box city, program computers at Waterville museum

Delayed by pandemic, Children's Discovery Museum of Central Maine unofficially shows off its new location with a "STEM-a-Palooza" event on Saturday.

Lawmakers vote to give more Maine children access to affordable healthcare

The bill would raise the income eligibility cap to 300 percent of the poverty level, waive the waiting period and premiums, and add 19- and 20-year-olds.

Maine Voices: Across Maine, we can do better to connect with our youth

Individuals, groups and systems must invest time, energy and caring into ensuring that every young Maine person understands how much they matter.

Maine Voices: Let’s eliminate ‘the million word gap’ in kindergarten

Reading together for 20 minutes a day when your children are young will bear fruit for years to come, says Maine’s 2022 Mother of the Year.

Commentary: Conservatives need to step up, present a paid leave plan of their own

A middle ground exists between the broken status quo and the expensive and unwieldy proposal that was part of Build Back Better.

Extra cash for low-income mothers may influence baby brains

The findings build on evidence that cash support can improve outcomes for older children, said study co-author Katherine Magnuson.