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A version of this post was originally published by Parenting Translator. Sign up for the newsletter and follow Parenting Translator on Instagram. Parents often hear about the dangers of screen time ...

Daniel Willingham is a cognitive scientist, by which I mean, he is an academic researcher who extracts information from psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, philosophy, computer science, and ...

Here's why most adults aren't "smarter than an 8th grader" when it comes to visual perceptual learning (VPL). Neuroscientists at Brown University recently discovered that school-aged children ...

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Children at the Urbandale Farm are getting hands-on experience in farming this summer, learning skills organizers say could ...

Many parents know they should limit kids’ screen time at home. Teachers, however, may not set those rules, and their absence ...

Walking into the Knock Knock Children's Museum in Baton Rouge last weekend offered an unusual sight: children wondering ...