More than 3 percent of high school students identify as transgender, more than double the number a few years ago.

Grading may be stressful, writes George Leef on the Martin Center for Academic Renewal. It may deliver unwelcome news to students or...

"Intensive parenting" is driving parents crazy.

School-based mental health programs don't improve mental health or academic outcomes, concludes an analysis of the research by Carolyn D....

Ninety percent of teachers in a NEA survey want their schools to ban cellphones in class, and 83 percent back all-day bans.

British mother persuaded teens to go smartphone-free for a month, then camp out for the weekend on their own.

Teens aren't quite as sad or suicidal as they were in 2021, reports the CDC, but violence, bullying and school avoidance are up.

New York state will ban "active shooter drills" with actors playing shooters and victims, reports Shayla Colon in the New York Times. ...

Britain's new Labour government plans to continue the ban on puberty blockers ordered by the Tories."We will always put the safety of...

“Students who are habitually ungovernable should be removed from teachers’ classrooms so teachers can actually teach and students can...

Pixar's new Inside Out 2 is about dealing with puberty and growing up, writes Emma Camp on Reason. Inside Out, released in 2015, featured...

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

Mental health awareness campaigns aimed at teenagers may backfire, writes Ellen Barry in the New York Times. While the truly troubled may...

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...

Anxious about their children's anxiety, parents are going into crisis mode when their 18-year-olds face the normal challenges of college...

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

Four years ago, schools across the country closed their doors. It was supposed to be for two weeks or three or . . . Most schools stayed...

California wants its citizens to be happy, reports Lynn La on Cal Matters. The Legislature, which once made "self-esteem" a running joke...

As autism diagnoses soar -- 1 in 36 U.S. children is now considered autistic -- providing therapy is a booming business, writes Beth...