It turns out that teaching kids problem solving may be among the most promising and proven practices to prevent bullying and reduce the odds of victimization. It is a strategy often overlooked, but ...

When my son was a baby, I swore I’d never let him watch PAW Patrol. At the time, I thought of it as the kind of TV show I didn’t want my child to become obsessed with: noisy and overstimulating. But ...

When parents rush in to fix every fight, finish every task and smooth out every disappointment, it can look like good care. It is easy to mistake constant rescue for strong parenting, especially in a ...

Parenting often carries with it a natural instinct to protect a child from all the problems they encounter in their lives. When a child faces a minor problem, such as a fight with a friend or a ...

Anyone who has watched children play has seen it happen. A group needs to decide on a game, a rule, a direction, or a plan. One child jumps in first. Another hesitates, watches, and reacts. A third ...

Children as young as 4 years old are capable of finding efficient solutions to complex problems, such as independently inventing sorting algorithms developed by computer scientists. The scientists ...

The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...

Screentime is a reality for modern parenting. Anyone with young kids—especially multiple kids—knows it's virtually impossible to get dinner made, field a phone call, survive air travel, or get through ...

A Brief Overview Dyscalculia is a specific learning disability that affects a person’s ability to understand numbers and learn math concepts. Like dyslexia, which impacts reading skills, dyscalculia ...