Parents really do have favorite children, and these tend to be daughters, first-borns and those who display conscientious traits, according to a meta-analysis published today by the American ...

A team of researchers from McGill and Université de Montréal's Observatoire pour l'éducation et la santé des enfants (OPES, or observatory on children's health and eduation), led by Sylvana Côté, ...

San Francisco Unified School District parents are speaking out now that the district is requiring ninth graders to take a two-semester ethnic studies class. Just days before the 2024-25 school year, ...

The interdepartmental children's studies minor offers a multidisciplinary perspective on children and childhood to help students achieve a deeper and broader understanding of children and childhood.

Kids learn how to behave, speak, and interact with others from their parents — the first relationships and people they're surrounded by in their lives. However, they also tend to learn more nuanced ...

It might finally be time to set those parental controls. New research suggests that social media isn’t just feeding your kid the latest memes — it may actually be messing with their brainpower. The ...

Excessive smartphone use linked to reduced attention span and lower academic performance. Strong correlation between screen time and increased rates of anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances in ...

Behaviors that are typically associated with "spoiled" children, like an aura of self-centeredness and entitlement, are generally misunderstood in family dynamics, according to a study from the ...

Rose Lehane Tureen is one busy teenager. The 16-year-old is class president, an Irish step dance champion, singer, cross-country runner and straight-A student at her high school in Maine. Her ...

An analysis of elite performers, from Olympic athletes to Nobel laureates, found that those who don’t specialize too soon go farther.