Key Takeaways Summer camps promote physical activity and healthy lifestyles, helping children stay active even during long school breaks. They foster valuable social skills and emotional growth ...

In 2024, 51% of families read aloud to their very young children, while 37% read aloud to their kids between the ages of 6 and 8 years old.

Children in the late twentieth century navigated life without constant digital distractions. This environment fostered resilience by encouraging unstructured play, tolerance for boredom, and ...

Explore after-school programs at the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, designed for kindergarten to middle school.

Asking children to explain what they are building or allowing them time to explore without interruption can deepen the STEM ...

The number of children being home-educated nationally has risen from 111,700 in autumn 2024 to 126,000 in autumn 2025, ...

A new federal survey finds roughly a 20 percent difference in school readiness between children from the poorest and wealthiest families.

Nationally, nearly two-thirds of children were reported in the survey as on track for kindergarten, regardless of their ...

Nationally, nearly two-thirds of children were reported in the survey as on track for kindergarten, regardless of their families’ income. However, the gap in kindergarten readiness is substantial when ...

Gabe Grant, a 16-year-old winger with northwest suburban club soccer team Sockers, said he values the mentoring advice that he picked up from a new mobile app on how to deal with high-stakes game ...

Students at Northlands Primary School celebrated Global School Play Day this week, using screen-free activities to learn, ...