Child welfare

Make tonight family date night while supporting a great local non-profit. Tonight Una will donate up to 20% of your check to Portland Firefighters Children's Burn Foundation, they provide relief to burn survivors and their families.

Many Maine families depend on their school's free Lunch and Breakfast Programs to provide nutrition to their children. When summer comes it can be very difficult for some families to provide those two meals. According to WCSH, there is a free meal program for kids through No Kid Hungry...

If you see a pet or a child locked in a car, here's what the Bangor Police Department says you should do.

The digital age has presented parents with many challenges when it comes to keeping our kids safe. According to ooma.com, " American kids spend 6-9 hours per day on the internet, 56% of children 8-12 own cell phones, and 21% of children under 8 use them"...

If a teenager wants to watch bad S&M soft-porn, should they really be doing it with their teacher/coach and a coach/member of the school board? Should the adults rent the movie for the students and let them watch it in the car on a school volleyball tournament road trip? I ...

City leaders in Portland want to raise the age to purchase cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21. The topic will be discussed at the Health and Human Services meeting tonight. About 100 other towns have raised the age to buy smokes, including Manhattan, Chicago and Boston...

We love our babysitters! They are sweet and fun and responsible. They are a treat for the kids! If Kelsey, Stella or Alyx are coming to play so that Mark and I can have a few hours alone, the kids are psyched! I found some tips from babysitters so I thought I would share them, they make a lot of sense...