Groundwater might not sound like the most exciting source for learning. But thanks to new efforts led by Lincoln, Nebraska's Groundwater Foundation, hundreds of kids nationwide are getting interested in the environment and working to protect it. Rob Capriccioso reports.

It's a different kind of bicultural family, and one with special challenges—from safely supervising a toddler you can't hear cry to heading off a teacher who wants to enlist your child as interpreter in a meeting about his own school performance. Rob Capriccioso reports.

With some 15,000 children and teens arrested for sex offenses each year, communities clearly have a stake in effective treatment for young offenders. Fortunately, there are programs helping adolescents re-join society successfully and safely. Linda Baker looks at Oregon's Counterpoint center.

Amid all the speculation about changes on the Supreme Court, Connect for Kids Editor Susan Phillips takes a look at cases the court will be hearing in the next term that will have an impact on children and youth.

Karen Dorame has spent the past few years teaching professional photographers something about seeing how to see the beauty in every child. She includes some helpful tips for taking pictures of children with special needs. David Wilkening reports on Dorame's foundation, Special Kids Photography.

It's a cautionary tale for parents: when an 11-year-old boy was rescued after four days in the Utah wilderness, it turned out he could have been found sooner—if he hadn't been hiding from rescuers, obeying a parental injunction never to talk to strangers. Nancy McBride of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, has advice for updating our approach to keeping kids safe.

More effective drug treatments have made it easier for young people to live with HIV/AIDS, but it’s still a far cry from the ideal of carefree youth. The Safe Haven Project does what it can to create that experience, at least for a few days. Connect for Kids intern Julie Garfield reports.

A new survey finds that many teens know the risks, but still want a tan. Rob Capriccioso interviews Dr. Darrell S. Rigel, M.D., who led the survey effort, on his findings and the implications.

Bullying has a new face. Or perhaps, no face at all. Joan Lisante reports on cyber-bullying - kids using new technologies to hurt feelings, trash reputations, and wreck relationships.

No one expects it to be easy to cut Medicaid spending by $10 billion over five years. As the process moves forward, it's important to understand what's at stake for children. Connect for Kids Editor Susan Phillips takes a look.