The season is here, and the pumpkins are cuter than ever.

Lee Jae-yong ends dynastic control and will even let staff join a union

Samsung's heir has said that he will not pass down management of the South Korean conglomerate to his children, ending three generations dynastic rule.…

“Even after weeks of staying home, my kids are just not interested in all the stuff we have. Let’s be honest. If a toy isn’t getting any action amid this distraction-free, stuck-at-home living, chances are it’s never getting touched again.” Liz Russell figures out what really engages and changes kids during the quarantine, and will […]

“The most difficult part was persuading our children that they had the freedom to make anything they wanted,” writes mom Anam Ahmed at Let Grow. (Click here!) …Like most kids, my children live prescheduled lives (at least they did in “the time before”). At school, someone tells them when to play outside and when to […]

“When I was 17, I was in a serious accident and had to be home for months. Looking out at our boring backyard, I daydreamed a plan for my life. It became a blueprint.” So writes Holly Korbey in a lovely piece at Let Grow. There are different kinds of daydreaming, of course, and some don’t […]

What expression does — did — your mom use all the time? What skill did you learn from her?  What does (or did) she encourage you to do? These are great questions for any mom and child, whether the kid is 5 or 50. And if you click here, you can print out a very […]

At least for some kids, yes, being flung from the stress of a super-structured, super-supervised existence is having a calming, life-expanding effect. I discuss this amazing phenom in this Big Think article, including six short essays by kids themselves, and also in this interview with Bored Panda,  the  pop culture site, where I note that […]

Parents, kids: Fear not the silica gel pack. Sure it says DO NOT EAT and THROW AWAY. But you should only follow one of those rules.    Instead, save the packs and use them a whole lot of ways: Place them on the car dashboard by the windshield to keep it from fogging up.   […]

I recently had the pleasure of talking with Sven of the KidsLab podcast and the Evil Mad Scientist episode is now live! KidsLab is “a podcast for parents, educators and everybody passionate about #STEAM education.”

My kids have solved some easy treasure hunts, but when my oldest daughter turned eleven, I figured she was ready for something a bit more challenging.

Discovering buried treasure is every fourth-grader's dream afternoon.

Sixteen clues that lead to a map and buried treasure!

From 1 August young New Zealanders will have a safe virtual city, SciCity, in which they can explore, create and discover thanks to Otago Museum's Discovery World, IBM New Zealand, and ZeDDD Technology.

Machine Elf 16 – Creator of Worlds | Trey Ratcliff & Sam Wave “Creator of Worlds” explores chaos and order and creation from nothing. The actual work is a high resolution physical installation about 75 inches across and is embedded in a wall, running in a continuous loop forever. Here’s a photo of what the […]

Hey, there's a pandemic. Have you heard?

Looks like we might be spending a lot of time in the house with our immediate family these days. Maybe that family includes kids. And maybe they are starting to go a little stir crazy.

Keep reading for some ideas for any lighting photographer who might be looking to make the best of some unscheduled family time.Read more »

Danny Keefe, age 6, is the waterboy for his school's football team. Danny suffered a brain hemorrhage shortly after birth, which caused him to have problems with speech growing up. Speech therapy has helped immensely, but it still hasn't prevented Danny from getting picked on by bullies at his school. A few days ago, the football team decided that enough was enough, and rallied around Danny in a truly awesome way.

I need a tissue. Seriously.

This has to be one of the best ways to learn English grammar: by being the cutest little grammar cops around!

Sometime in February, it was clear that the US was headed toward crisis, and every day we don’t take major action would make the crisis geometrically worse. Suburban schools closed first. The last school districts to close are bigger cities, because they had to figure out how to get breakfast and lunch to the kids […]

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Applied Behavior Analysis is administered frequently to 0-3-year-olds in the state’s Early Intervention system.

The results from the city’s annual foster care census showed a precipitous decline from the 1990s, when there were 50,000 kids in foster care, and a continued improvement from 2010, when there were 17,000.

Nearly 20 groups representing New York City foster kids pleaded with officials to finally guarantee school buses to students in foster care so they no longer have to switch schools because they can’t get to class.

As a single parent of five young children with two iPads and no computers at home, she’s had to ration both her own attention, and her kids’ time with the devices.

Urban infants who spend their first year of life around microbes like those found on farms are less likely to develop asthma.

With 40 million kids home from school, what's being done to make sure students are learning?

A federal appeals court rules that a state's failure to teach kids their ABCs denies students their rights under the U.S. Constitution.

A pediatrician offers tips on how to help kids understand the need for face masks due to COVID-19.

Talk about the mother of all questions.

From across the U.S., these virtual learning experiences can help your kids learn with help from museums, a memorial and even lei-making.

We raised four kids in this old house. There were birthdays and proms, bloody knees and Scout meetings. We changed a million diapers here. We matched a lot of socks.

We want to hear from you. Send us your questions and one of our reporters will answer them. Plus, send us your drawings and pictures.

Having kids at home during the coronavirus pandemic is a challenge for parents. Here are some resources to help get you through the day.

As shelter-in-place orders and long-term quarantine measures reach California, experts tell us what the impact will be on kids, and how to help them.

Coronavirus shuts down California schools: 'There's this whole distance-learning thing, but how much learning is actually going on?'

Among parents' top concerns is that their children will fall behind in school, a new survey shows.

"Harry Potter" mastermind J.K. Rowling has launched a new website called "Harry Potter at Home" to help distract families from the coronavirus crisis.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama will be reading children's books in a weekly series of videos for Penguin Random House and PBS Kids through May 11.

The five Oscar-nominated live-action shorts of 2020: 'Brotherhood,' 'Saria,' 'Nefta Football Club,' 'My Neighbors' Window,' 'A Sister.'

Boyz II Men, Carrie Underwood, Mark Wahlberg and other celebs crash the music video for New Kids on the Block's new song about life in quarantine.

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is planning for the future this summer as the Blues add two more highly rated youngsters to their list of transfer targets.

The Last Dance documentary follows Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls through the 1997-98 NBA season.

NUVO, others buy tickets for hundreds of Indianapolis youth to see Marvel film with a black superhero

Bringing hope, happiness and healing to families raising kids with life-threatening illnesses

Governor Holcomb announced schools will be closed for the rest of the school year, but districts are committed to continue providing meals for kids.

More children are likely to experience toxic stress during the pandemic, which could lead to devastating impacts in the future.

Most Montrealers are not on board with sending children back to school May 18 according to a new survey from the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) and the Association for Canadians Studies (ACS).

Indianapolis, Fishers and the state on Thursday each announced plans which, combined, should result in greater testing capacity for Central Indiana.