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child development

Family

Let us help navigate daily life with your growing family, with everything from kids’ craft and activity ideas to advice on discipline and birthday party inspiration.

Education

As on math and spelling tests are great, but helping your kids develop certain executive functioning skills will better set them up for success.

4 executive functioning skills that are more important than math or writing

We all want our kids to get As on their math and spelling tests. But helping your kids develop certain non&#x2d;academic skills will better set them up for success—and it’s easier than it sounds.

These 4 skills are way more important for kids than math or writing

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Back to school

From handling first crushes and anxiety to when you should start music lessons and talk about Santa, learn all about how to support your school-aged kids. 

Kids

Everything you need to know about kids and toddlers, including behaviour and development, sleep, potty training, preschool, and how to handle picky eaters.

School-age

Don’t worry about catching your kid up on everything they missed, but if they’re struggling to learn to read, focus on these skills over the summer.

5 tips for teaching kids to read if you’re worried about COVID learning loss

Don’t worry about catching your kid up on everything they missed with COVID school shutdowns, but if you’ve got a kid who is struggling to learn to read, focus on these skills over the summer.

This is the one thing you should focus on if you’re worried about COVID learning loss

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Reading

It’s never too early to instill a love of books in your kids. Here’s our age-by-age guide to building good habits and how to read to kids.

Reading to kids: How to raise a book-lover at any age

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School

Families who typically work in close collaboration with school staff are struggling without face-to-face networks.

Why distance learning can be harder for families of children with disabilities

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Are you raising a child with special needs? We're here to help with personal stories, expert advice, the latest research, and tips on how to support your child.

Special needs

Innovative new apps and mobile technology can open doors to how kids learn.

Apps for kids on the autism spectrum

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Anxiety

Sometimes a kid's trouble with focusing, learning and behaving in class could surprisingly come down to a visual challenge. Vison therapy could help.

Could vision therapy help your kid with learning challenges?

Behaviour

An ingenious school gym teacher came up with a way for kids to burn off excess energy in the hallways, so they could learn better.

learning strategies

Those "fortune tellers" we all used to make as kids are surprisingly educational

These 4 skills are way more important for kids than math or writing

This is the one thing you should focus on if you're worried about COVID learning loss

How to raise a reader

Why distance learning can be harder for families of children with disabilities

9 apps that help kids with autism develop new skills

Could vision therapy help your kid with learning challenges?

This school came up with a brilliant hack to help antsy kids