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    Goats and Soda
    Shaista sits in her tiny home on the outskirts of Kabul. Her youngest, a 3-year-old girl, sits on her lap; some of her other seven children sit beside her. Behind them, she is boiling a pot of water on the wood-burning stove. But she's told the children
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    'I Cry At Night': Afghan Mothers Struggle To Feed Their Children In The Pandemic

    Jan 06, 2021
    The U.N. finds that nearly half of all children younger than 5 in Afghanistan, some 3.1 million, are facing acute malnutrition. Mothers share their plight to provide the children sustenance.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Eight-year-old twins Kenley (left) and Anakin Gupta have struggled with loneliness during the pandemic, but the isolation has been much more acute for Kenley.
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    Pandemic Takes Toll On Children's Mental Health

    Nov 28, 2020
    Youth depression, anxiety and suicide attempts have been on the rise during the pandemic. School shutdowns keep kids from friends and therapists, leaving social growth up to parents in many cases.
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    Goats and Soda
    From left to right: Naomi Ochoa, Crystal Watts and Danielle Demetria East
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    'Slow Down,' 'Don't Quit': Advice From 7 Women Who Overcame Their Pandemic Struggles

    Nov 22, 2020
    Nominated by NPR readers, we highlight the story of seven women who overcame personal struggles through the pandemic – and how they found the strength to pull through.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    A child wears a protective mask while playing in April in Prospect Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
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    Over 1 Million Children Tested Positive For Coronavirus In The United States

    Nov 16, 2020
    Children make up at least 1 in 11 reported U.S. cases, according to a new report.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Facebook said the president's claims violated its coronavirus misinformation policy, in a rare departure from the social network's largely hands-off approach to politicians.
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    Twitter, Facebook Remove Trump Post Over False Claim About Children And COVID-19

    Aug 05, 2020
    Both social networks said the president's false claims that children are "almost immune" from COVID-19 violated its policy on coronavirus misinformation.
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    Goats and Soda
    Youth in Nepal hold a socially distant protest demanding a more effective government response to the novel coronavirus. A new UNICEF report highlights issues faced by young people in South Asia during the pandemic
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    Bleak UNICEF Report On Kids And COVID-19 ... But There Is Hope

    Jun 23, 2020
    A report on the impact of the novel coronavirus on the children of South Asia pays special note to reports of adolescent suicide — and looks at preventive measures.
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    Goats and Soda
    The author's two children at a South African beach.
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    How I'm Teaching My Kids Not To Fear Everything During A Pandemic

    Jun 20, 2020
    A mother in South Africa reflects on raising children at a time of crisis — and how to teach them the value of human connection at a time of disconnectedness.
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    Goats and Soda
    A boy wearing a face mask flies a kite at a park in Beijing. Researchers are studying the response of children to COVID-19.
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    Coronavirus Mystery: Are Kids Less Likely To Catch It Than Adults Are?

    Jun 20, 2020
    A new study found kids and teens appear far less likely than adults to actually get infected with the virus. But it is still unknown what role children play in transmission.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Children are not allowed to leave their homes under Spain's strict coronavirus measures. Some regional governments want to loosen the restrictions but need central government approval first.
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    In Spain, Pandemic Restrictions Mean Children Aren't Allowed Outside Their Homes

    Apr 17, 2020
    Under Spain's state of emergency, kids aren't allowed outside their homes. Many have not been out since mid-March. Some local laws would loosen the restrictions, but need central government approval.
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    Parenting Gets Complicated In The Coronavirus Era

    Apr 03, 2020

    School is out for the foreseeable future. Which means the kids are home.

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    World
    Ten-year-old Nurzat (right) and his friends, brothers Abdulla (left), 11, and Muhammet (center), 10, look out the window of their dormitory room at a boarding school in Istanbul, Turkey. The boys are all missing their parents, who are believed to be in p
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    'Somewhere Like Home': Uighur Kids Find A Haven At Boarding School In Turkey

    Mar 15, 2020
    Their parents are missing back home in China, likely in prison or detention. "We want them to know they belong to a family that's much bigger than the one they have lost," the school's founder says.
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    Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus

    Feb 28, 2020
    You may have heard the word "coronavirus" online or on TV. You probably have a lot of questions. Check out our comic to get some answers — and print out a zine version at home.
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    Goats and Soda
    A girl in a park in Beijing on Feb. 15. Researchers are looking at the impact of the newly identified coronavirus on children.
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    Coronavirus Is Contagious, But Kids Seem Less Vulnerable So Far

    Feb 20, 2020
    A small study from China finds infected babies have only mild symptoms. And a study of pregnant women who were infected with the virus evaluates whether it can be passed on to their babies.
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    National
    Migrant parents in the tent camps in Matamoros, Mexico, are sending their kids across the border and taking advantage of the rule that unaccompanied children can't be returned to Mexico. Here,  Alexis Martinez holds a cellphone photo of his 7-year-old so
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    'I Want To Be Sure My Son Is Safe': Asylum-Seekers Send Children Across Border Alone

    Nov 27, 2019
    Some migrant parents who were told to wait in Mexico under President Trump's asylum policies are sending their children, unaccompanied, across the bridge to surrender to U.S. agents.
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    Children's Issues At The Forefront Of UNLV Advocacy Group

    Nov 08, 2019

    Nevada doesn’t make it easy for kids. 

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    National
    Berkshire, the camp director, and other mentors spend one-on-one time with campers. One child said they feel like this is their "real" home and the other home they live in full time is a "backup."
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    At This Camp, Children Of Opioid Addicts Learn To Cope And Laugh

    Oct 09, 2019
    Camp Mariposa in Dayton, Ohio, is designed just for them. The program lets these children share their experiences, learn coping strategies and, most importantly, get to be kids.
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    National
    On a recent day, the sidewalk school in Matamoros, Mexico, began with arts and crafts.
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    Sidewalk School Aims To Give Migrant Kids A Sense Of Stability

    Sep 21, 2019
    In Matamoros, Mexico, volunteers have created a pop-up school on a downtown sidewalk for migrant children. They're all asylum-seekers waiting for their day in U.S. immigration court.
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    National
    Lawrence, Mass., has struggled to find its economic base since the decline of manufacturing. While the city is witnessing pockets of investment, as of August 2019, one-third of Lawrence's children lived in poverty, 36 percent of residents received aid un
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    U.S. Census Bureau Reports Poverty Rate Down, But Millions Still Poor

    Sep 10, 2019
    While the poverty rate finally fell to prerecession levels in 2018, the number of people without health insurance increased, and about one in eight Americans still lived below the poverty line.
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    National
    A new Trump administration policy on citizenship for children born abroad may affect only a small fraction of U.S. service members and government employees, but its announcement drew anger.
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    What Do New Citizenship Rules For Kids Of U.S. Military, Workers Abroad Mean?

    Aug 29, 2019
    Trump officials say a new policy on citizenship for children born abroad affects only a small fraction of U.S. service members and government workers. But the change touched off a major backlash.
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    Goats and Soda
    Seventh-grade teachers Rita Ibrahim John, left, and Anotinia Marquez Bero, right, must share a single room to teach their two classes. Cyclone Idai destroyed 32 classrooms at Eduardo Mondlane Primary Completion School in Mozambique.
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    Students In Mozambique Are Afraid The Winds Will Blow Them Away

    Apr 26, 2019
    Cyclone Idai damaged over 600 schools in Mozambique. Teachers and administrators struggle to rebuild and keep kids in class in the aftermath.
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    Goats and Soda
    From left: Janaki Ammal (1897-1984), a botanist who developed a sweeter type of sugar cane; Amrita Sher-Gil (1913-1941), a Hungarian-Indian artist who loved painting traditional Indian customs; and Kalpana Chawla, the first woman of Indian origin to go i
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    3 Indian Moms Went Looking For Role Models For Their Daughters

    Mar 08, 2019
    And they ended up writing a children's book highlighting 51 women, past and present. It's called The Dot That Went For A Walk.
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    Shots - Health News
    If you fear your child may have taken or received too much medicine, call the national poison control hotline at <a href="https://poisonhelp.hrsa.gov/">1-800-222-1222</a>.
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    Giving Medicine To Young Children? Getting The Dose Right Is Tricky

    Feb 11, 2019
    In a recent survey, 1 in 5 parents thought that using a household spoon was OK for measuring their child's medicine. It's not. Here's how to help little kids without overdosing them.
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    Shots - Health News
    While recovering from treatment for aplastic anemia, Tiffany Rowe had her wish granted. She danced on stage with Michael Jackson during his <em>Bad </em>concert tour.
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    How Do Wishes Granted To Very Sick Kids Affect Their Health?

    Nov 20, 2018
    Although researchers acknowledge that many factors could be at play, a recent study suggests that seriously ill children who had once-in-a-lifetime wishes fulfilled also had lower health care costs.
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    World
    A drawing by the same child whose home in Raqqa was destroyed by ISIS depicts the family's rebuilt house.
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    In Syria, A School Helps Children Traumatized By War

    Oct 17, 2018
    "What we found is children had been so traumatized, they couldn't even recognize numbers or letters," says a U.S. official. "We had to work through that before we could start educating them again."
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    National
    September 16: People walk through a flooded street after Florence struck Piney Green, N.C.
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    With 'Angry Waters' Rising, Officials Warn Of Risk To Life From Florence

    Sep 16, 2018
    Florence was downgraded to a tropical depression on Sunday, but officials say the storm has never been more dangerous for residents than it is right now. At least 14 have already died.

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