Newswise — Children often surprise us with the details they remember—sometimes even better than adults! But what if their ability to learn comes not from focus, but from a broader, less selective ...

Kids need frequent opportunities to encounter numbers, quantities, shapes, patterns, measurement and spatial relationships.

Overhearable speech (speech that may occur when caregivers are talking to each other in the child's presence), constitutes ...

A few weeks back, I wrote about how families can build skilled readers at home and the best books, games, and activities to help do just that. Another big part of learning to read, as I often explain ...

Wonder is often described as an emotion or a behavior, but it is more accurately understood as a state that integrates both. Fueled by curiosity, surprise, confusion, delight, anticipation, and ...

It’s a milestone that leaves parents beaming with pride: the first time their child shakily writes out their own name. And it’s the start of many more key childhood moments, from Christmas lists to ...