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

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 ...

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 ...

Find out the legal age kids can stay home alone in all 50 states, and expert advice on when it's OK to leave kids home alone. We checked the law in all 50 states. Plus, an expert explains how to ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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