Without substantial reading skills, “the risk is that future generations will simply be unable to think as deeply and with as much complexity as in the past." ...

Six months ago, 4-year-old Jose Morales-Ortiz was struggling to say two-word sentences. Jose has severe autism, and he couldn’t have a conversation and wouldn’t answer to his name ...

I’m not going to pretend these kitchen experiments won’t create a mess. They will. There will be vinegar on your floor, food coloring on hands that lasts a day or two, and siblings will squabble as ...

I walked my kindergarteners through their very first baking soda and vinegar experiment—and their reactions were priceless! Watching them mix the ingredients and seeing their excitement was the ...

If you have Amazon Prime, you also get access to discounted Amazon Kids Plus. The subscription service features a range of ad-free content, including books, games and videos for children ages 3 to 12.

Becky Boudreau, a head lice technician in New Hampshire, says because lice are most active at night, parents may notice their children scratching more then or not sleeping well. She said it may take ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics, or AAP, advises that to prevent firearm-related injuries and deaths, the safest home for a child is one without guns.

Artificial intelligence has taken many forms over the years and is still evolving. Will machines soon surpass human knowledge and understanding?

After ten-year-old Suzanne Delgado watched her parents’ marriage disintegrate, she leapt at a chance to go on tour with her father, who she adored; Gil Delgado, brimming with melody and charisma, was ...

Cloned and genetically modified animals are jumping the lab and entering the black market, possibly forever altering our ecosystems.

Gentle parenting is all about empathy and emotional support, and it comes with scripts and steps. So I dutifully followed them, in spite of my fatigue and my suspicion that my son was going to have a ...

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