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5 things parents can do to boost a child's self-confidence

Raising confident kids is a balancing act. Two childhood development experts reveal how to navigate it.

Study finds parents still don't understand STEM job opportunities

Alcoa Foundation survey shows many parents support science and technical education but have misperceptions about careers in those fields.

Who's more stressed by parenting

With parenting, one spouse tends to carry the load of chores and child care while the other spends more play time with kids

Parents Of Successful Kids Do These 10 Things In Common, Science Finds

Successful parenting produces successful kids. Parents who produce prize prodigies have several things in common.

Why K-12 Arts Education Is Worth Saving

Students who are exposed to arts education show promise in other academic areas and show behavioral benefits too. So why aren't all educators doing more to save these programs in K-12 schools?

How Can Education Foster Imagination and Creativity?

Insights about how to cultivate imagination from an all-star cast of educators

Be a Role Model: Find a Healthy Balance with Media and Technology

Young kids learn how to use technology by watching their parents, so model healthy habits early by balancing media time with real time. Advice from Common Sense Media editors.

10 building blocks of early childhood education

A new brief highlights 10 important elements of high-quality early childhood education programs, pulled from a body of research, which can help young students have an equitable start with a strong …

This Is What Kids Need From Their Divorcing Parents

3 Health and Safety Tips to Use Before the Kids' First Class

Parents may be busy buying their kids supplies and clothing, but there are even more important things to think about as the school year starts.

How Can Schools Tap Into Parent Power For the Good of Students?

A program pays teachers to visit students at home and meet with their family. The home visits have helped parents become better-informed advocates for their kids and stronger allies with teachers.

How to Parent Like an Improv Actor

Can improv techniques make you a better parent? Improv actors, who happen to be raising children, say yes.

Dyslexia: The Learning Disability That Must Not Be Named

Many parents and teachers report that schools won't use the word dyslexia. Why might this be? And what is the Department of Education doing about it?

13 Tips for Monitoring Kids’ Social Media

11 things to do before your little one starts school

Starting a new bedtime routine is one thing parents can do now to prepare young children for the first day of school.

Helping Young Children Learn to Make Friends

With school starting up again, it’s important that parents think about ways they can help their children succeed not only academically, but also socially.

Looking for Some Parenting Advice? Here are 5 Websites for Latina Moms

While moms love their children no matter what language they speak, different cultures face different challenges when it comes to parenting.

Should Kids Have Cell Phones?

Do cell phones make kids safer — or more vulnerable? Most parents get kids phones because they seem like a way to keep children safe and connected. After all, with a cell phone, your child can contact you whenever he needs you. Also, you should be able to reach your child (assuming, of course, that she hasn’t lost the cell phone, buried it in a backpack, lent it to a friend, forgotten to turn the ringer on, or decided to ignore it when…

What Do We Value More: Young Kids Or Fast Food?

A study shows persistently low wages for early childhood education.

This Is What Could Close The Achievement Gap Among Young Kids

Just a few years of high-quality early childhood education could close the ac...