Teaching 1st grade also means managing a lot of transitions—helping students move quickly and calmly from one activity to another, or giving them small “brain breaks” to move and stretch. At the ...

Teaching kids about debt isn’t about scaring them or overloading them with rules. It’s about giving them tools to understand borrowing, repayment, and financial consequences in a fun, engaging way. By ...

Politics can teach children critical life lessons like how to lose gracefully (kind of), identifying what traits you admire ...

So, you want to get better at Python, huh? It’s a popular language, and for good reason. Whether you’re just starting out or trying to level up your skills, finding good places to practice is key.

All too often, adults discover that children are smarter than we give them credit for—quickly mastering how to walk, talk, and ride a bike. But what about when it comes to remembering to look both ...

Danielle Arlanda Harris receives funding from the Queensland Family and Child Commission and the Australian Research Council. Families with young children are yet again reeling after this week’s Four ...

Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was published ...

Losing a pet is the first time many children encounter death. The experience can become an opportunity for profound emotional learning and influence how young people understand and process grief when ...

Studies show that kids as young as 3 years old can have body image concerns. Author Susan Verde was an elementary school teacher who saw kids forming judgments about their bodies very early on and ...

A mother explains a banking app to her daughter. (Image from Bank of America video) Financial literacy is more important than ever. A recent study by Bank of America found that about 40% of older ...

What if improving children’s mental health — and life outcomes — could be done by teaching kids how their brains work? That’s a key idea behind the approach of teachers at Momentous School in Dallas, ...

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