As many as 30% of children and teens across the world were nearsighted in 2023, a new study has revealed. Diagnoses of nearsightedness (myopia) are expected to worsen over the next two decades, ...

Young children can reach agreement without talking or seeing the whole group. Their secret may be the mix of leaders, ...

"This is our home. If we destroy it, and we can't build it up, then that's a part of Earth that's destroyed, and we won't be ...

Anyone lacking self-confidence will need a miracle to live a happy, productive life as an adult. Such miracles are few and ...

Although you may not think of children when you imagine someone with heart problems, congenital heart defects are actually the most common birth defect in the U.S., occurring in about 1% of births.

I teach fourth grade. I have a student who always loses the papers that he is supposed to have in spite of the fact that students have color-coded folders for each subject and were taught at the ...

The effects of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can extend well beyond childhood, according to the latest research. In the largest study of its kind ...

Across the nation, kids are heading back to school. It’s an exciting time. I remember both the joy and the nervousness that came with my now twin 13-year-olds' first starting school. In fact, one day ...

I need you to change my name if you answer publicly because I am about to complain about my principal. One of my fifth-graders threatened another student with violence while on the playground and was ...

When wisely chosen and used well, technology has many benefits for children and adolescents. Videogames and interactive online activities can provide learning opportunities that expand a child’s world ...