We live in stories, not statistics’ is a quote by Kathleen Gilbert that I am often reminded of. At a personal level, stories have been instrumental throughout my career. In the early 80s when I started work as a nursery nurse, story time with the children was always a highlight of the day.

Living in a home with a dog may be linked to healthier psychological development in young children, researchers report. Australian scientists collected data from 1,646 parents of 3- to 5-year-old boys and girls on various socio-demographic factors — siblings, sleep time, screen time, parents’ level of education, work status and so on. They also gathered information on dog ownership, active play with the dog and family dog walking. And they used a well-validated scale to measure the social and emotional development of the children.

"I’ve given my kids the dad they deserve."

Google's Wing drones will begin delivering library books to kids in Christiansburg, Virginia, where it has been testing the service for meals and other items.

The crayons will be wrapped in a gradient skin tone label with the color name in English, Spanish and French, and a realistic color name — such as Light Golden, Deep Almond and Medium Deep Rose.

Rowling’s latest venture is a children’s book called The Ickabog that’s been stashed away in her attic.

Some people are developmentally delayed in the management of their emotions.

New research provides evidence that some forms of screen time are linked to an increase in anxiety and depression symptoms among adolescents. "It is very ...

Survey also finds more parents feel internet carries more risks than benefits for young people

It's a sweet moment. A young boy running up to a man delivering pizza and giving him a big hug. All caught on a doorbell camera in West Warwick, Rhode Island by Lindsey Sheely. "I put it up on my Instagram because we thought it was funny and cute," said Sheely. What Sheely didn't know at the time is what that moment would mean for the man behind the pizza box, Ryan Catterson.

Young children often think that groups who receive help are less smart than those who don't receive such help, according to new research published in the ...

We found that a lack of critical skills about the online environment matched up with lower levels of education and employment.

There are plenty of good reasons to make sure children get enough sleep, but their parents’ evening peace is nowhere near the most important one. “If we make sure our children get enough sleep, it can help protect them from mental health problems,” says Bror M. Ranum, a fellow at NTNU’s Department of Psychology.

Kimberly Wieneke says she knew she loved 2-year-old Jaden the minute he came into her family's life.

I struggled to find free online math games for kids that my kids thought were fun. Then I found this great resource my kids love!

Most children need help learning to read, but there’s long-standing disagreement on how best to help them. Decades of research have identified the most effective approaches.

Opting out of assigned schoolwork is an opportunity to learn in different ways, professor of education says

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A new study highlights the benefits of parental leave.

While identical twins are seen more as an accidental splitting of a single egg, there could be a good reason mothers produce non-identical twins from two separate eggs.