About 15 million children in the United States–21% of all kids–live in impoverished families. These kids are at higher risk for negative health outcomes…

Our experiences shape who we are.Here at State of Opportunity, we've talked extensively about how Adverse Childhood Experiences—or ACEs—can affect a child…

Last year I told you about babies in Finland sleeping in boxes. It's a program Finland's government started in 1938 that provides all expectant moms with…

Do you remember what it was like being a teenager? You had to deal with hormone and body changes. It felt like no one understood you and you may have had…

The number of kids with peanut allergy tripled between 1997 and 2008, according to Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE).The idea that your child…

I am a mother of two young girls. And I am fully aware that one day I will have to have "the talk" with each of them about puberty and the things that…

Childhood obesity rates for children and adolescents in the U.S. ages 2 to 10 have remained at about 17% over the past decade. But here's a bit of good…

The holidays are here, and many of you will be heading out of town this weekend to visit family or loved ones. If you're traveling with a baby, we want to…

The National School Lunch Program helps keep low-income kids from going hungry while they're in school. Over 21 million K-12 students in the U.S. received…

Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S. It harms nearly every organ in the body and is linked to health conditions like…