Annie Murphy Paul is the author of the forthcoming book Brilliant: The New Science of Smart. When it comes to children’s learning, are we focusing too much on schools—and not enough on parents? “There ...

The headlines worsen by the day—ICE raids, mass shootings, families being separated at the border—and, no matter the age, our kids are absorbing the news at a feverish pace. Depending on your family ...

When reports of foreign attacks and rising death tolls have the potential to reach children's ears, parents have to decide what — and how much — to tell their children about what is happening in the ...

Talking to kids about cancer can be one of the most challenging conversations a parent or caregiver will ever face. It’s a serious topic, and the emotions are intense. Yet, having an open and honest ...

It won't happen here. Not at your school. These are the kinds of reassurances that parents want to give their children when something as horrific as a school shooting happens. But here's the problem ...

The school year has barely started—in some areas, it hasn’t even begun—and yet, every parent’s worst fear has occurred: a shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic School has killed two children and injured ...