The ability to make the connection between an event and its consequences -- experts use the term associative learning -- is a crucial skill for adapting to the environment. It has a huge impact on our ...

In my previous posts, we explored why summer feels so boring for kids and why traditional activity lists often make the problem worse. Today, I want to dive deeper into what child-led learning ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate Cassada shares and makes sense of K-12 education practices. Research affirms the powerful ways creative expression can help ...

Pediatricians operate in a developmental world. Peter, a little bundle of joy I first met in the newborn nursery, was now a four-year-old tornado trying to whack me with my own stethoscope. How did ...

Parents think their children are more engaged with school and enjoy their time there much more than they actually do, a gap in understanding that could signal that both parents and schools are missing ...