Almost as soon as our son was born, we got these words of advice from friends and family with older kids. ‘Try and enjoy every minute of it, because the days might feel long but the years will go by…

In light of the significance of empathy in prosocial and conservation behavioral contexts, and with its relevance to social-emotional learning, which is an emphasis in early childhood education, empathy is a timely and meaningful construct to study within the context…

Government-subsidized preschools, 480 days paid maternity leave, neighborhood rec centers, ample recess, forest kindergartens, drop-in after school programs (aka fritids), outdoor classrooms, public access to private lands, and open-air napping. These are just some of the perks of raising kids…

New research shows that the biggest effect of early education isn’t on children’s test scores but on their resilience as teenagers and adults Does preschool help children become more successful adults? Twenty-five years ago, I thought that there wouldn’t be…

For some time now we’ve seen the school work that used to be done by first and even second graders now given to kindergartners — and even preschoolers are doing academic work instead of learning through play. One of the…

It was front and center in a slide show of other people’s beautiful kitchen renovations: one of those artsy wooden “House Rules” signs. Rule Number 7, showcased in the biggest script of all and sandwiched between “Show compassion” and “Love…

“My kid has outgrown picture books.” I hear this often when enthusing about a new picture book and offering to pass one along to a friend. It’s the kind of thing parents will say with a certain amount of pride…

BOSTON (AP) — Six Dr. Seuss books — including “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “If I Ran the Zoo” — will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery, the business that preserves…

This week, millions of students and teachers are taking part in Read Across America, a national literacy program celebrated annually around the birthday of Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. For over 20 years, teachers and students have donned costumes…

Up until recently, playing outside was just what kids did. It’s where they created their own games, rules, learned how to interact with other kids. Today, we are experiencing a significant move to an indoor childhood. But that shift doesn’t come without…