When teachers noticed that children in Oakland preschool and kindergarten classrooms were not engaging in imaginative play or interacting with each other as much after the pandemic, staff at ...

With patience, empathy, and small daily habits, parents can help their children step out of the shadows of self-doubt and ...

I was sitting by the pool recently watching my 9-year-old swim in the shallow end, snorkeling and looking for diving toys. That's when I overheard another mom talking to a lifeguard. She was asking ...

Raising the next generation of kids is the toughest and most important job there is. It can feel like a high-stakes task, which can be overwhelming. But the good news? "Being a parent can be rewarding ...

Children learn language effortlessly and completely voluntarily. They learn new words miraculously fast. A teenager masters about 60,000 words of their mother tongue by the time they finish high ...

I have encountered many adolescents with a poor grasp of morality in my practice as a pediatrician and counselor for children. This post considers how children learn morality and the challenges we ...

It’s never too early to teach your kids to appreciate nature. In fact, the sooner they learn, the better. They need to be able to appreciate the natural world and understand how important it is to ...

Emily Farran received funding from the Leverhulme Trust, the Economic and Social Research Council, the British Academy and the Centre for Educational Neuroscience to carry out research discussed in ...

Children lost out on about one-third of what they usually would have learned. School-aged children faced significant learning loss during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, data shows. The ...

An estimated 15–20% of children are neurodivergent, with diagnoses rising each year. They may have a neurodevelopmental ...

Q We want to help our kids learn how to handle money in practical ways. Do you have any suggestions?