Talking, Reading and Singing to Our Children Helps Their Brains Grow

Why It's Not OK To Label Our Children

Written by Julie Hill Barton for Brain, Child M...

these are the skills we should teach our children

Could changing the PISA test be the key to unlocking children's full potential?

How to save our children from sexual abuse?

You probably have taught your kids to look both ways before crossing the road, but how many times have you talked to them about sexual abuse?Child safety experts say the odds of this happening are a lot higher than being hit by a car, but children are capa

What do we owe our children?

It’s a question of legacy and priorities, about hopes, dreams and responsibility.
What do we owe ou...

The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice

You ask them to put their milk cup further back on the table, but they didn't listen. A minute later you hear "Oh no!" and you look over to see that the milk had spilled all over the table and chair. Now YOU have a choice. You can either...

Why We Need to Have ‘The Talk’ About Mental Health With Our Children

How we treat our children is a reflection of our societies and values

In a statement released for World Day Against Child Labour, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder urges Governments, workers and employers to make a final push to end child labour.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month and Why It Matters for Our Children

FamilyConnect, a program of the American Foundation for the Blind, was created by AFB and NAPVI so that families of children who are blind or visually impaired could support each other, share stories and concerns, and find resources on raising their children from birth to adulthood.

What the global 'play gap' means for our children's futures

Playtime may be the 'rocket fuel' of child development, but it's fast becoming the privilege of the few. The Real Play Coalition aims to close this growing disparity.

If We Treated Ourselves The Way We Treat Our Children

I was out for a breezy afternoon stroller walk with my toddlers when I had an epiphany.
An inkling. An understanding.
It's the only time of day that I...

How to Teach Our Children About Same Sex Marriage

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What do we tell our children in the aftermath of the Jersey City shooting?

A rabbi and clinical psychologist shares seven ways to help young minds process the trauma of a shooting that left the Jewish community reeling.

Why I exposed our family budget to our children

We tried to plan a vacation that we thought was most important for our family, but turned out to be far down the priority list. Exposing our planning and specifics of our household budget to our...

How We Can Help All Our Children Explore, Learn, and Dream Without Limits

Today’s conference at the White House breaks down gender stereotypes in media and toys in order to help all our children explore, learn, and dream without limits.

'Americans bomb our children every day, so why would they care about polio?'

A Taliban health chief says the resumption of a polio vaccination scheme in north Afghanistan does not alter lingering suspicion of the international community

What Are Plastics Doing to Our Children’s Brains?

A group of chemicals added to plastic can impact human healthespecially childrens brains Theyre called phthalates

How Technology is Rewiring the Brains of Our Children

The benefits of technology affect many areas o ur children's lives, it is easy to overlook how it can damage children's neurological development.

How to Protect Our Children

Over the past few years, we have heard many stories about Robert Kelly, a/k/a R. Kelly and the young, underage girls he has allegedly stalked and brought “under his wing” only to allegedly h…