Long before children enter a formal education setting, they are developing the skills that lay the foundation for learning to write. From fine motor skills to the complexities of vocabulary and ...

Here are some of camp’s benefits: Develops lifelong skills: During summer camp, children participate in a variety of group activities. Children learn how to work on a team, communicate with other ...

From hearing lullabies to the sing-song lilt of a parent’s voice, babies form strong connections with their caregivers through sound and song. Think about the way we instinctively bounce or rock fussy ...

It’s difficult to go through life feeling alone, and children especially need to feel they’ve got the support of family and friends as they navigate their way from childhood to adulthood. Without ...

A pervasive idea assumes that young children can absorb new languages with minimal effort, but it turns out that the science is more complicated. By Lindsay Patterson This story was originally ...

Parents can gain a lot from the adaptability that children may demonstrate. Watching how children recover from small failures, such as losing at a game or missing out on an opportunity, is a lesson in ...

Janine Coates is a member of the Forest School Association and a trainee Forest School practitioner. Helena Pimlott-Wilson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company ...

A preschool that fosters learning through play looks around. Classrooms are well lit, multicolored, and abound with materials ...

Cochlear implants give children with profound hearing loss a much better chance to learn spoken language. However, the sounds from a cochlear implant aren't as clear as natural hearing, making it ...