These back-to-school supplies could make your kid’s life easier

Here are some helpful ideas for back-to-school supplies that could make your life a little easier and your kids' school year a little more fun.

The ‘blowfish effect’: Children learn new words like adults do, say researchers

Children learn new words much like how adults do. Researchers found that when kids are learning new nouns, they use what they know about these objects—how typical or unusual they are for their categories (such as fish, dog, bird or flower)—to help them figure out what these words mean

Decades after a good-behavior program in grade school, adults report healthier, more successful lives

Researchers have found that the 'good life' in adulthood can start in grade school, by teaching parents and teachers to build stronger bonds with their children, and to help children form greater attachments to family and school

Screen time no child’s play

Experts in Australia are urging parents to brush up on national guidelines following a rapid rise in screen time on electronic devices for children under two.

For kids to get the most out of summer, they need to do this (hint: it’s not playing)

Teachers talk about brain drain and the skills lost over summer. Neglected, though, is a look at all the opportunities to help others and build character and self-esteem by being charitable and caring.

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