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Ever feel like kids’ lives are a little too insular today? Too much social media, not enough peer interaction? Well, team ...

Boston Children's Hospital child psychologist Dr. Erica Lee says that boredom can actually be beneficial for kids as it helps them come up with activities and forces them to problem solve. Physical ...

Did you actually think your child could survive a walk to school? Get with the program, mama, and Indulge in your very worst ...

White evangelicalism is mean to kids because its leaders are men whose father figures are the authority obsessed, empathy ...

Nearly 6 in 10 third graders scored below grade level on California’s reading tests during most of the last decade.

By Samuel A. Ogungbemi “THE unacknowledged wink of our eyes later becomes uncountable number of years,” says a popular ...

With just a few weeks to go before the 2025 Saskatchewan Festival of Words kicks off in Moose Jaw, organizers are issuing a ...

Brody Turer, a junior at Wharton High School, returned to the baseball field 10 months after being diagnosed with and beating ...

Music is a great way to introduce your baby to words. Babies love simple rhymes and sing-along songs while repetition ...

A new proposal for child investment accounts sounds progressive—but its biggest beneficiaries would be families that can ...

The Rev. Mike Ruffin looks at College Football Hall of Fame Coach Bill McCartney and his creation of Promise Keepers.