When children are chronically ill and unable to attend school, it’s not just the illness that can be debilitating — the separation from the classroom and friends can also take a toll. For young people ...

The adult world is ever more full of robots. Children’s entertainment feels as if it’s working hard to make them seem adorable. By Diego Hadis One near certainty about raising a young child these days ...

Days after Meagan Brazil-Sheehan’s 6-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia, they were walking down the halls of UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center when they ran into Robin the Robot. “Luca, ...