Inside the third grade brain
What insights can neuroscience offer parents about the mind of a third grader?
Why your kids need time in nature
Are your children spending too much time inside? Learn the high cost of nature deficit disorder - and how easily you can avoid it by getting your kids outdoors.
The secret weapon for school success
What research reveals about sleep deprivation and its consequences for academic achievement.
The wilderness transformed my son
What happens when a desperate mom helps her unhappy teen by sending him away? Nothing short of a small miracle.
Your child's brain on technology: television
How does TV affect your child's developing brain? Find out in part two of our ongoing series on tech and your child's brain.
Your child's brain on technology: cell phones
Usually in hand, never more than an arm’s length away — just how safe is your tween or teen’s cell phone?
Exercise and academics
Can kids sweat their way to academic excellence?
Neighborhoods & kids' health
Is the newfangled American dream (yes media room, no main street) hurting the very families it is designed to protect?
Science behind a healthy brain
Brain development expert Jane M. Healy shares her most recent findings on how to boost your child's brain — and introduces some surprising risks to consider.
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