Children

A baby born at a University of Iowa Health Care hospital in Iowa City has been named the Guinness World Records titleholder for most premature baby. Nash Keen is now 1 year old and doing better than anyone expected after facing what experts had previously called impossible odds.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ summer food program for children that is meant to replace Summer EBT got off to a rocky start this month, according to food bank and pantry officials tasked with distributing food for Healthy Kids Iowa.

Iowa booksellers share their favorite titles for young readers, from picture books to young adult stories.

A foster care nonprofit is launching an online platform for foster and kinship families to find items they need in the hours before foster kids arrive.

Caregiving always comes with challenges, but those in the sandwich generation are pulled between the needs of several generations.

There is a critical need for more foster parents in Iowa, according to the nonprofit that oversees foster and adoptive services in the state.

University of Iowa professor Elizabeth Willis' latest collection of poetry Liontaming in America has been longlisted for the 2024 National Book Award for Poetry.

The Iowa native reflects on growing up in Des Moines, illustrating Black history and inspiring children to write their own stories.

George Bernard Shaw said, “Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ request to send monthly food boxes to low income families over the summer, instead of sending them money for food, has been denied by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, leaving summer food assistance for at least 240,000 Iowa kids hanging in the balance.