American families have lots of toys, but kids get the most play value from the basics, such as blocks.

Moxie, sold as a social-emotional support robot, is about to "die."

"Spinning too fast on the merry-go-round and flying too high on the swings" are healthy for children, according to Angela Hanscom, an...

Young kids need to play outside -- not sit inside watching a movie, say parents.

China dropped the one-child policy in 2015, after 30 years. The new slogan was: "One child is too few, while two are just right." Birth...

Politicians used to kiss babies. Now, they're supposed to diss them, if you believe the anti-Vance campaign.

Covid toddlers are now in school, and teachers say many are not doing very well, report Claire Cain Miller and Sarah Mervosh in the New...

Parents should band together to "say 'no' to smart phones and social," writes Laura Yuen in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. She dreams of...

Young children are becoming digital addicts, hooked on fast-paced scrolling, swiping and mini-rewards designed into platforms such as...

There's no reliable evidence that puberty blockers, hormones and surgery are the best treatment for children with "gender-related...

A New York City charter school is boosting enrollment by offering a 12-hour day, including breakfast and dinner, at no extra cost to...

I was born at the peak of the baby boom, the second of four children. (Today is my birthday.) Most of us weren't planned, but we were...

Phone-centered childhood is a disaster, writes Jonathan Haidt in The Atlantic. In the early 2010s, "adolescents in rich countries traded...

"Luxury beliefs" -- the idea that monogamy is outdated, drugs are harmless and success comes from luck rather than hard work -- are fine...

Children are living and dying in Portland's homeless camps, writes Naomi Schaefer Riley in City Journal. Child-welfare agencies are...

AI playmates for toddlers will be in stores next year, writes Alyssa Rosenberg, who visited New York City's Toy Fair, in the Washington...

Online porn is easily available to kids, addictive and destructive, writes Isabel Hogben, a runner-up in The Free Press's high school...

My sister and I shared a subscription to Highlights Magazine. I always checked out the two-panel comic strip to marvel at Goofus'...

“The Longer Students Were Out of School, the Less They Learned,” concludes Harry Anthony Patrinos, an education economist for the World...