Currently popular biographies of famous scientists may demotivate—rather than inspire—children's desire to study or pursue ...

Finding an activity that adequately keeps kids entertained can be challenging, but the best science kits for kids help stave off boredom, all while being relatively easy to use and educational. The ...

Autoimmune diseases are rising among children. Discover what a new study reveals about how where kids grow up may quietly ...

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 these ...

The best subscription boxes for children do more than keep them occupied. A well-designed box is challenging enough to trigger a child's curiosity without causing frustration. Most focus on science, ...

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The number of preschools pursuing learning through nature play is growing fast worldwide. However, the effectiveness and impacts of this approach is largely untested, and we recently completed the ...

If you want to do right by your kids, you should probably do these things. There comes a time in some people’s lives when their aspirations for their children begin to rival or even exceed their ...

When Rachel Díaz of Culver City, California, “magically” refilled a soda can for her son, the nine-year-old’s first words were “Cool!” And then: “How’d you do that?” Science-based magic tricks stand ...

An effort to overhaul how children learn to read, known as the science of reading movement, is sweeping the country. Here’s where it stands. By Dana Goldstein See more of our coverage in your search ...