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Is the debate over the science of math about to reignite the math wars - succeeding the reading wars? It's a hot, controversial...

Children learn to speak, almost automatically, by listening to people - first, their parents (talking to them and around them) a...

Overall, humans are rather good at counting. They have a keen mathematical sense and can easily discriminate between two quantit...

Many people, more so parents, marvel at the differences between siblings. If we turn to science, though, there are several good...

For social and economic reasons, "one-and-done" parenting is rising. Even though only kids are becoming the norm in many countri...

Many children today start school without knowing how to read and are disconcerted to find books lacking all the illustrations th...