We know that children commonly experience mental health distress. The recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey showed that nearly 60 percent of teenage girls experienced persistent sadness and 25 percent ...

Every generation seems to complain about "kids these days," but in recent years, a combination of technology and changes in ...

All those long multiplication tables. Timed tests and “mad minutes” of worksheet problem-solving. Fluency drills. Somehow, getting kids to know their basic math facts continues to be at the heart of ...

Dear Eric: My best friend of nearly 50 years has been diagnosed with cancer, and the prognosis isn’t good. Naturally, I want to support her, but she’s making it very challenging. I just spoke with her ...