As a former public school teacher, I was surprised by what homeschooling my own kids taught me about learning beyond grades ...

A mom and science writer offers an operating manual for parents grappling with kids' screen use and cravings for sweets.

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A parent-teacher organization is hoping to inspire the next generation of innovators by offering an interactive, hands-on ...

The free event in its 18th year comes as the Trump administration proposes deep cuts to federal science agencies, including a ...

For decades, parents were told to help children build willpower like a muscle, to resist things like junk food and too much time on their screens. But new research suggests a better strategy.

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It's rare for parents to focus more on listening to their children than on lecturing them, but when they do, they raise humans with some wonderful traits.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” and the current administration’s newly released “Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030” both claim to be about public health. But they come from ...

Vaccination is even more important during crisis. “Children who are not well fed are very fragile,” as malnutrition weakens ...

Visit MOSI in Tampa, Florida, home to America’s second-largest planetarium, a moon mission simulator, and hands-on science exhibits for all ages.

WASHINGTON – When COVID-19 wrought havoc on society in early 2020, today's youngest schoolchildren were infants or yet to be born. Now in their early school years, researchers are beginning to see how ...