With less than two weeks until many schools in England break up for the six-week summer holiday, the NSPCC is expecting an increase in calls about children left home alone. Between April 2024 and ...

Kids are often ready to stay home alone around age 11 or 12, the Observer previously reported, but parents should weigh ...

Kids' reading level is at all time low. Parents can play a key role in helping them develop this crucial life skill—here's ...

Since it’s summer time, many kids have put learning far into the back of their minds. But there’s a group of children who are ...

While there is no legal age when children can go out on their own, many schools won't allow them to walk home without an ...

How to find out about your child's reading ability If teachers can’t do this alone – and they can’t – parental options are to do nothing, complain, or help solve the problem.

E-books can be a great resource, but Golinkoff emphasizes that reading e-books with a caregiver carries more benefits for a child than reading alone. Shared book reading encourages children to ask ...

Letters: Phonics alone won’t get California’s kids reading Also: Jobs of 2030 | Forgotten message | Glorifying consumption | Life of privation | Safeguard bees. Mercury News reader letters to ...

Can you leave your kids home alone in Illinois? Illinois law doesn't have black-and-white answers, but there are some key things parents should know.

Some children might even stay home alone while their parents are working. But is it safe and legal for a child to stay home alone in Ohio? Here’s what to know.

If you're wondering whether your child is old enough to be left unsupervised, and the legal age for doing so, the NSPCC has ...