Marianne Williamson on her proposed "Department of Children"

Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson joins Margaret Brennan to discuss her policy ideas, including her vision for a Department of Children and Department of Peace.

• Jul 28, 2019
• 6:55

Children beating cancer

They're miracles in small packages. Nearly 16,000 kids worldwide are diagnosed with cancer every year, but their odds of beating it have never been better. Tracy Smith reports on the advances being made against pediatric cancers, made possible in part by the fundraising of charities like Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.

• Mar 12, 2017
• 4:41

Kids' book author Dav Pilkey

Rita Braver talks with writer and illustrator Dav Pilkey on the 20th anniversary of the first book in his wildly successful "Captain Underpants" series, and learns how an early experience with ADHD played a role in Pilkey's rise as a cartoonist and bestselling author.

• Sep 17, 2017
• 4:35

Remembering 1968: The loss of RFK

Fifty years ago, on June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot following his win in the California Democratic Primary. Journalist Pete Hamill says America lost something vital in the bullets fired that night at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks with Hamill, and with Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the eldest daughter of RFK; children's activist Marian Wright Edelman; and aide Peter Edelman about Kennedy's fight to address divisions in America, and about the future that might have been.

• Jun 3, 2018
• 9:36

Musicians On Call

Like doctors making rounds, the non-profit group Musicians on Call has been bringing musicians to hospitals all over the country for almost 20 years, playing for more than 600,000 patients. Nancy Giles tagged along with Kenli Mattus and Luke Bryan as they brought their music to patients, becoming part of the healing process.

• Jun 10, 2018
• 6:05

Portraits of workers

Portraits in a Washington museum typically might be of the nation's elite, where a wealthy subject hired an artist to immortalize him or her in paint. However, a new exhibition at the National Portrait Galley, "The Sweat of Their Face," features portraits of laborers - workers, immigrants, child laborers and custodians - whose efforts fashioned our country. Michelle Miller reports. (This story originally aired on April 15, 2018)

• Jul 29, 2018
• 1:54

Making sense of memory

Memory plays an important role in guiding people through their lives. But experts say that as the years go by and we grow and develop, our recollections adjust with us, whether we know it or not. Russ Mitchell talks with NYU research psychologist Elizabeth Phelps about the elasticity of memory, and with veteran writers David Halberstam, Gay Talese and A.E. Hotchner, who have all navigated that murky area between history and memory. Originally broadcast January 7, 2007; winner of a 2008 News Emmy Award for Outstanding Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast.

• Sep 27, 2018
• 10:13

Bringing ballet to special young dancers

At a workshop by the New York City Ballet, children with disabilities can wear tutus and top hats, while experiencing the joy that dance brings. Lesley Stahl talks with Dr. Joseph Dutkowsky, a specialist in cerebral palsy, and with parents of children sharing movement in a studio with live music and other dancers.

• Dec 23, 2018
• 8:18

The greatest gift

Not so long ago, Bo and Lake Giles toiled as sharecroppers in a field in Kelton, South Carolina. Their children, raised in poverty, would look upon a nearby house as a veritable Taj Mahal of luxury. Steve Hartman reports on how the family's poor circumstances did not prevent them from succeeding – or from one day moving into the house to which they aspired.

• Dec 23, 2018
• 2:51

A school bus driver's special delivery

School bus driver Curtis Jenkins loves delivering his young passengers to Lake Highlands Elementary in Dallas, Texas, and has inspired them by paying attention, motivating them, and handing out presents he carefully selects for each child. Steve Hartman reports.

• May 26, 2019
• 2:34

Jim Gaffigan says goodbye to fatherhood

Comedian Jim Gaffigan, who has taken on the job of being a father of five, is ready to retire.

• Jun 16, 2019
• 2:33

Dyslexia: Cracking the code

Yale researchers who have studied hundreds of kindergartners for nearly 40 years say one in five was dyslexic. But perhaps their most important finding: There is no link at all between dyslexia and intelligence. Susan Spencer reports on efforts to help those with dyslexia "crack the code," from students at a Louisiana school catering to dyslexic children, to a new law to help the high percentage of prison inmates who have dyslexia.

• Aug 25, 2019
• 9:07

Jim Gaffigan goes "back to school"

It's that time of year when children's vacations end, as do their moms' and dads' vacations from parent coffees, school supply shopping sprees, and curriculum nights. Comedian Jim Gaffigan is not pleased.

• Sep 15, 2019
• 2:18

On her toes

Young children's passion for ballet often burns out, and even professional ballerinas are often done by 30. But Steve Hartman found a remarkable exception, in Dallas, Texas, where 79-year-old Suzelle Poole is still at the barre, teaching at the Royale Ballet Dance Academy.

• Sep 29, 2019
• 2:30

Staying at Home

A mother's dilemma: Stay at home or not? In 2004, 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl reported on a growing trend of women "opting out" of their careers to stay home with their children.

• Oct 10, 2004
• 12:59

Return to Newtown

Scott Pelley returns to Newtown, Connecticut, and speaks with families who may never move on, but are finding ways to move forward.

• Aug 6, 2017
• 13:13

Catastrophe

How Yemen's civil war has brought 7 million people, many of them children, to the brink of starvation. Scott Pelley reports.

• Nov 19, 2017
• 12:57

60 Minutes barred from Yemen

The Saudi-led blockade of Yemen isn't just targeting food supplies. As 60 Minutes found, it's also stopping reporters. How producers got this week's footage

• Nov 19, 2017
• 6:00

Starving in Yemen

In Yemen, a child dies of preventable causes every 10 minutes, according to the United Nations. "All of those involved are using food as a weapon of war," David Beasley, head of the World Food Programme, tells Scott Pelley.

• Nov 19, 2017
• 1:44

Shaquem & Shaquill Griffin's pact

Twins and Seattle Seahawk teammates, the brothers made a pledge as children that has impacted their lives ever since. So what did they promise?

• Nov 11, 2018
• 5:53

2014: Elon Musk's industrial empire

So many children dream of fast cars and rocket ships, but few actually grow up to build them – and change the world in the process.

• Dec 9, 2018
• 13:15

"Toddlers need laps more than apps"

Leading pediatrician Dr. Dimitri Christakis tells Anderson Cooper that toddlers are increasingly relying on screens for self-soothing.

• Dec 9, 2018
• 1:52

The "climate kids" suing the government

"60 Minutes" producer Draggan Mihailovich talks about the 21 kids suing the government over climate change.

• Mar 3, 2019
• 5:24

How a toddler's brave act inspired his family

A little boy walked into the darkness to get help for his great-grandmother. His mantra that night is now inspiring his family. Steve Hartman has the story "On the Road."

• May 30, 2025
• 2:43

Pediatrician's program gives cash to pregnant moms

In 2015, Dr. Mona Hanna brought national attention to the corroding water pipes in Flint, Michigan, and linked them to children with lead poisoning. Now she's tackling poverty one baby at a time. Mark Strassmann reports.

• May 29, 2025
• 3:07

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