Childhood

For Alyssa Schade and the volunteers she works with, it’s about more than providing a place to sleep—it’s about giving kids a place to dream.

The Benniers felt all the challenges of new parenthood at once, multiplied by four. Their kids’ biological mother is present in everyone’s lives. Hardships are all around — but so is love.

UW-Madison researchers used data collected from more than 11,000 youth over four years to discover a new way of thinking about childhood trauma and mental illness.

Years of school bullying in Mercer, Wisconsin, culminated in an assault, prompting a Lac du Flambeau Band family to move for their safety.

Author Dan Kois sat down with WPR’s “BETA” to talk about writing the book, and living through the events that inspired the book.

Voters at an event in Green Bay told WPR they wanted to hear from candidates about how they would address high child care costs, so we asked.

Two prominent Fox Valley diaper banks in Wisconsin are pooling resources to serve a greater portion of Northeast Wisconsin. 

Wisconsin author Laura Anne Bird has now set two middle grade novels in the fictional town of Alwyn in northern Wisconsin, which she said is inspired by any number of northern towns.

The most pressing issue is the struggle to find and retain staff while paying a livable wage, according to a new report from the state’s Department of Children and Families.

Holly Wilson’s work has appeared in Narrative magazine, Redivider, Northwest Review, Short Story, New Stories from the South, and elsewhere. She was a Kingsbury Fellow at Florida State University, where she received a PhD in creative writing. She grew up in Kansas and currently makes her home in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, where she lives with…