The New York Times Narrated

The U.S. Relies on Family Caregivers. Millions of Them Are Kids.

Episode Summary

The modern health care system requires the work of caregiving to fall to whoever else lives in a household — even if they’re kids.

Episode Notes

To read the full story, please visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/magazine/child-family-caregivers-aacy.html

By Helen Ouyang
Read by Kirsten Potter
Narration produced by Tanya Pérez
Engineered by Ted Blaisdell
Photograph by Stephanie Sinclair for The New York Times