Math Teachers Should Encourage Their Students to Count Using Their Fingers in Class
Evidence from brain science suggests that using the stigmatized technique is essential for developing mathematical thinking. Source: Math Teachers Should Encourage Their Students to Count Using Th...
A New App Is Answering Teens' Most Pressing Questions About Sex
Their questions are so depressing. Source: A New App Is Answering Teens' Most Pressing Questions About Sex
Shopping for a New School? Read These 6 Tips From a School Counselor.
Parents are gearing up for the next school year and starting the process of looking at potential middle and high schools for their child.
States Where Day Care Costs More Than College
It’s now more expensive to educate a 4-year-old in preschool than an 18-year-old in college in nearly half the country. Source: States Where Day Care Costs More Than College
How Do Kids Become Right or Left Handed?
We now know that a child’s handedness says something about the organization and function of their brain.
Guess What Helps Teens Want to Learn More?
Researchers found that adolescents who take part in cultural activities with their mother and father were more likely to aspire to continue their studies.
Help Parent.co Win a Webby Award
Vote for Parent.co for a Webby Award in the category of Family/Parenting!
Should We Pay Kids for Good Grades?
A suprising answer to the question of paying kids for good grades and getting them to do their schoolwork.
New Friends We Found on the Internet, Featuring Itchy Baby Sloth
Discovering Ponch the Badass Chihuahua and Headbanger Parrot clearly falls under "best use of internet."
Kid Made Recipe: Almond Pancakes with Homemade Caramel Sauce
Weekend breakfast is my favorite. And no one ever passes up pancakes at my house. Make these Almond Pancakes and Homemade Caramel Sauce with your family.
12 Important Life Secrets Not Revealed in the Panama Papers
11.5 million secret files leaked and not one of them contains any information about where you put your car keys.
New Research: Kids With Autism Fixate on Mouth Rather Than Eyes
Kids with the autism fixate longer on a speaker’s mouth rather than the eyes when the conversation turns emotional.
What's Missing from Science Education? Creativity.
In his Wired essay, Science Education Is Woefully Uncreative. That Has to Change, Professor Rhett Allain explains that while science is creative, science education is not. Unfortunately, a common i...
10 Seconds At A Time, A Teacher Tries Snapchat To Engage Students
With video of a girl balancing in a tutu and a crowd cheering at a soccer game, one college professor uses the social media app to personalize concepts for his psychology students. Source: 10 Secon...
Turns out, we all instinctively make the nope face, regardless of language.
When you're so hungry, you're angry? That's hanger. And it's real.
Questions to Ask Your Kids: Does Your Teacher Remind You of Anyone Else You Know? How?
From 30 Questions to Ask Your Kid Instead of How Was Your Day
Free 65 Page Activity Worksheets to Teach Digital Safety from Common Sense Media
Spark conversations about digital citizenship with family activity worksheets from Common Sense Media. Download the PDF here.
Questions to Ask Your Kids: Who Made You Smile Today?
From "30 Questions to Ask Your Kid Instead of How Was Your Day"
Tablets, Transitions, and Tantrums
Transitioning out of screen time doesn't always go so well. Luckily there's plenty of research to help ease the turmoil.
Who Will Teach Our Kids Sex Ed?
Is the combination of social media and online pornography becoming the new sex ed?
A Timeline for When Kids Should Master Basic Kitchen Skills
There are real benefits to cooking with kids, for you and for them. Here's a timeline of developmental cooking milestones for kids.
Questions to Ask Your Kids: If Aliens Came to School...
From "30 Questions to Ask Your Kid Instead of How Was Your Day"
What Do Your Girl Scout Cookie Choices Say About You?
Trefoils or Thin Mints? The Unofficial, Un-scientific, Definitive Guide to Your Girl Scout Cookie Choices.