Parents face an increasingly difficult decision: embrace technology in children’s education or protect their developing brains. New research from cognitive neuroscientists provides a clear answer. The ...

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Yet one simple habit continues to make a lasting difference: reading together. Reading aloud to children can be an accessible ...

When kids are at home, it can be tricky to find ways to keep them entertained that are fun, safe and affordable. Besides running outside in the sprinkler, drawing with markers and colored pencils, or ...

There's nothing more challenging than being a parent. Considering there's no rule book or in-depth training class besides the regular baby classes and parenting books, it's unsurprising that even the ...

New research suggests fluoride exposure during pregnancy could be linked to neurobehavioral issues in kids. But even the study’s authors — who were prompted to examine the issue based on previous ...

Ten years ago, Profs. Ariel Kalil and Susan Mayer co-founded the Behavioral Insights and Parenting (BIP) Lab at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy to better understand the ...

Families with kids juggling full-time work may have been alarmed by media reporting this week, suggesting "too much" time in early childhood education and care could harm their child's development.

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In our latest five questions with feature, meet Susie Stoffer, principal at Weaver Child Development Center in Canton.

Over the last 17 years on the front lines of the children’s toy industry, I’ve watched some of the titans of the industry chase sales at the expense of development. Perhaps that’s unsurprising ...