One couple had long avoided the Elf on the Shelf, daunted by the responsibility it required. But when they finally gave in to ...

After shifting its gaming strategy to focus more on games played on the TV, Netflix announced it’s acquiring Ready Player Me, ...

The best way to know if your child is using AI chatbots "is simply to ask, directly and without judgment," said Akanksha Dadlani, a Stanford University child and adolescent psychiatry fellow.

From a book to robots, the products all focus on microelectronics. Purdue University Inspire Research Institute for Pre-College Engineering As they pondered which STEM toys kids might want for the ...

The city’s 2035 Plan outlines a smart and ambitious strategy for downtown, except when it comes to kids. Here’s how to do better. In 2024, Minneapolis became the second city in the United States to be ...

When parents feel like they’ve lost control of their children’s tech usage, they can call up Daniel Towle. A professional screen-time coach who works with families one-on-one, the 36-year-old says ...

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Kids today consume far more sugar than recommended, but the effects don’t stop in childhood. New research reveals surprising ways early sugar exposure shapes long-term health. It's not just candy.

Becoming a mom and realizing I was responsible for raising a healthful eater sent me back to school to get a nutrition degree. Obviously this is a bit extreme, and to be clear I was planning on going ...

The first time I ever ran for the sake of running—not between bases during a softball game or to avoid being tagged “it” at recess—was for the Presidential Fitness Test, a set of fitness assessments ...