Can roughhousing make kids smarter?
While angry fighting isn't productive, research shows rough-and-tumble play where everyone is happy is good for kids, boosting academic, emotional, and physical smarts.
Cringe-worthy Halloween costumes
Princess or assassin? Gory zombie or sexualized pop star? You may cringe at your child's Halloween costume, but here's why the most wince-worthy outfits make developmental sense.
What an average school rating means
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Dropout Nation: an inside look at why our kids aren鈥檛 graduating
Kids are dropping out of high school at epidemic rates. A revealing new documentary follows students at a 鈥渄ropout factory鈥� in Houston to show students鈥� incredible obstacles and how educators are fighting back. But it begs the question: where are the parents?
Exercise and academics
Can kids sweat their way to academic excellence?
Is junk food harmful to learning?
A healthier diet just might help kids do better in school.
Summer camp horror story
One parent's harrowing tale of a camping idyll gone awry.
Goldie's 10 Mindful Minutes
Goldie Hawn's parenting book tackles the task of teaching mindfulness to children and key ways to nurture their emotional intelligence.
The brain-growing magic of foreign languages
... and six ways you can expose your kids early!
Buying into a public school
How free public education ends up costing parents a pretty penny.
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