Are your kids a little nervous for that first day back? Get them in a mellow mood with this groovy lava lamp experiment. Plus they’ll learn about the scientific properties of oil and water.

The wall becomes thinner until—POP!—the bubble bursts. PARENT TIP: SCIENCE To help your child with dexterity, have him or her pour the ingredients into the bowl. If your child has trouble with ...

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Why do they spend so much time in fantasy worlds? People have suspected that play helps children learn, but until recently there was little research that showed this or explained why it might be true.

Of course, raising amazing little humans is a lot more involved than just giving them lots of hugs and encouragement, but these new findings offer a more concrete goal if it feels like your kids ...

What's the best way for children to learn arithmetic—memorizing number values and multiplication tables, or studying math at a deeper, conceptual level? Educators have long debated the merits of ...