Parenting & Education

Shortly after The Boy was born last spring, many people commented that he looked a lot like me (very few said he looked like his...

Did I have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a child?

I never thought so but looking down the list of symptom...

Here’s a tough math problem: How do you increase the number of
Americans in science, technology, engineering and math careers w...

Hand signals give babies a head start and can improve chances at school

Encouraging toddlers to use hand gestures can improve...

DO DADS MATTER? A breezy article in The New York Times Magazine notes the trend toward intentional single motherhood among colle...

Scans of young brains by UW researchers show infants are far more aware of their surroundings than they may appear to be.

Unti...