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

The challenge of trying to balance the competing demands of work and childcare means many parents may be considering leaving ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...