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The wheels on the bus go round and round, and nobody knows that better than the small group of retired school bus drivers ...

Helping kids understand their own emotions is such an important part of learning — and these Zones of Regulation activities ...

My kids and our neighbors' kids play outside every afternoon. Watching them engage in unstructured play reminds me of my childhood in the 90s. They are not only having fun, but also growing and ...

Later, the group said it had become aware of one of its ... particularly through our Social Policy and Parliamentary Unit, to find solutions for homeless people”. “It is not unusual for ...

If you’ve ever said, “He doesn’t even know when he has to go to the bathroom!” or “She’s melting down and can’t tell me why,” then it’s time to talk about interoception. Yep—interoception is the “8th ...

The growing debate around teen social media use has intensified, with recent bipartisan policy efforts in the US, such as the Kids Online Safety Act, seeking to protect young people from digital harms ...

A new teacher group is promoting the benefits of “ungrading ... “My undying, unwavering belief is that we should not be ranking and sorting children, and that’s what the marks are intended ...

Eshleman said chores can offer many benefits for children. For example, chores can teach them life skills–like understanding that sometimes we have to take care of responsibilities before we can ...

Posting publicly to social media was associated with multiple harms. Children who often post to social media platforms were twice as likely than those who never or rarely post to report moderate ...

"So it has impacted her social skills. We are working on that now ... Ferreira says teachers only noticed once she was in a group of children. Without a pandemic, there could've been an earlier ...

Anyone who's got kids will be aware of ... other addictive phone apps. Board games offer the perfect antidote. They’re enthralling, face-to-face, and social, and most of them don’t involve ...