A recent National Geographic report highlighted growing concerns from educators and researchers about a decline in fine motor skills among young children—challenges in holding pencils, tying shoes, ...

With the rise of digital education, more families are turning to online academies as a flexible and convenient option. However, while this approach offers many benefits, it also comes with the ...

The future is upside down in our uncertain world. Common-sense lessons of yesterday might not apply next year, or even next week. Parents can struggle knowing the skills a kid will need down the road ...

The other day I was awestruck by a video on TikTok that has garnered more than 47 million views. The video was of young ...

Parents understand the challenge of keeping young kids engaged in online learning. Nurture is a new app designed for children aged 4 to 7 that features interactive content and games to capture their ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." I often think about my own soon-to-be 10-year-old, and if she’s somehow missing any of the big skills she ...

This special report was underwritten in part with a grant from the University of Southern California's Annenberg Center for Health Journalism and its 2021 Domestic Violence Impact Reporting Fund. A ...

Anastasia Espinal (Lana 4, Ethan 7) As parents, our knee-jerk reaction is to jump in and help kids when they’re faced with an issue or hardship. But allowing kids the space to solve their own problems ...

I taught my 12-year-old daughter to change a car battery at 8 p.m. in a grocery store parking lot. It’s one of the many skills that I want her to know in case she ever finds herself stranded in a ...

Every generation has their own skills that help them get through life. Unfortunately, there are certain everyday skills kids ...

Joking tops the checklist. It might seem innocuous, but it is the first red flag in a sequence of progressively degrading and dangerous behaviors defined as emotional violence. Pinching leads a list ...