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Kid and puppy taking a nap on the couch as part of a healthy sleep schedule

How to get your kids on a healthy sleep schedule

By Jean Levasseur

Expecting parents holding an ultrasound

If climate change is impacting your desire to have kids, you’re not alone

By Sara Kiley Watson

Person chopping vegetables and putting them in lunch boxes

A guide to easy, healthy school lunches that kids will eat

By Jean Levasseur

Young child sitting at a table looking at a tablet

When to have the online-security talk with your kids

By Jean Levasseur

Young mice learn to parent by babysitting

Young mice learn to parent by babysitting

A small child wearing floaties on their arms and waist while playing in the surf of a tropical beach.

How to help kids feel confident in the ocean

By Noah Lederman

a smiling woman crouching down to talk to a small child in a hooded jacket

What ‘gentle parenting’ can teach us about care, relationships, and communication

two children swimming on a beach

The best ages for kids to learn to read, speak new languages, and other skills

By Erin Fennessy

A child sitting under a stool, trying to guess the password on a phone.

A guide to parental controls on Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services

a woman in a gas mask holds a baby doll inside a covered apparatus

11 terrifying childcare inventions from the early 20th century

10 absolutely wild facts about babies

10 absolutely wild facts about babies

By Lauren Leffer

A DIY weather vane made out of recycled materials, set up outside.

Make your own weather station with recycled materials

By Jean Levasseur

Peanut butter on toast on a white speckled plate

How to check for and possibly prevent allergies in children

By Sara Chodosh

Child pretending to be a superhero

Have no fear—healthy Halloween ideas are here

By Michael Goran/The Conversation

Family sitting and talking.

How to talk to kids about the coronavirus and other bad news

By Sara Kiley Watson

A toddler dressed as Wonder Woman

Eight summer activity ideas that will boost kids’ brains

By Pexman, Reggin & Madigan/The Conversation

A father and son standing on the balcony

Your kids aren’t growing up too quickly, but your brain sure thinks they are

By Keith Payne/The Conversation

Nature helps nurture relationships between incarcerated mothers and their children

By Julie Stevens/The Conversation

What you need to know when hiking with kids

By Alisha McDarris

a woman and a child mixing materials in a bowl while wearing aprons, perhaps they are making a science project

Ten great science projects you can do with your kids

By John Kennedy

13 free online resources to educate and entertain your kids

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Congratulations to new penguin dads Skipper and Ping

Congratulations to new penguin dads Skipper and Ping

By Rachel Feltman

What kids learn in school can sway their parents’ beliefs

What kids learn in school can sway their parents’ beliefs

What to know about breastfeeding

What to know about breastfeeding

By Sara Chodosh

Happy Mother’s Day to nature’s moms, especially spiders who feed themselves to their babies

Happy Mother’s Day to nature’s moms, especially spiders who feed themselves to their babies

By Lexi Krupp, Ben Guarino

The best apps for overworked parents

Kids with books

Reading with your baby will help her for the rest of her life

By Sara Chodosh

Tech can make your conversations with kids way more effective

Tech can make your conversations with kids way more effective

By PopSci Editors

Kindergarteners Who Share May Be Successful in the Long Run

Kindergarteners Who Share May Be Successful in the Long Run

Nurturing a Baby’s Microbiome, Before and After Birth

Nurturing a Baby’s Microbiome, Before and After Birth

Learning to Hear With Their Brains

Learning to Hear With Their Brains

What’s that, again? How short, repeated phrases may further your tots’ speech

What’s that, again? How short, repeated phrases may further your tots’ speech

Pretty Big Liars: How Kids Tell Who’s Telling the Truth

Pretty Big Liars: How Kids Tell Who’s Telling the Truth

What Makes A Child Prodigy?

What Makes A Child Prodigy?

This Dad Makes Awesome CGI Videos Of His Son

This Dad Makes Awesome CGI Videos Of His Son

By Douglas Main

Winter Babies Are On the Move

Winter Babies Are On the Move

The Keyboard’s Strange Impact On Your Baby’s Name

The Keyboard’s Strange Impact On Your Baby’s Name

Screen Strain: Why The TV Your Kids See Does Matter

Screen Strain: Why The TV Your Kids See Does Matter

How to See the Future In Kids’ Drawings

How to See the Future In Kids’ Drawings

What Does a Baby Find Cute?

What Does a Baby Find Cute?

How do babies learn to know when they gotta go?

How do babies learn to know when they gotta go?

No, You Can’t Teach Your Baby To Read

No, You Can’t Teach Your Baby To Read

Gaming System Helps Young Babies Kick Their Way To Health

Gaming System Helps Young Babies Kick Their Way To Health

I Got It From My Momma: 4 Surprising Things To Thank Mom For

I Got It From My Momma: 4 Surprising Things To Thank Mom For

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Do All Babies Look the Same? Depends on Who You Are.

Why Your Dog Is Smarter Than My Baby

Why Your Dog Is Smarter Than My Baby

Babies Can Remember People They Only Met Once

Babies Can Remember People They Only Met Once

Can You Verb Me Now?

Can You Verb Me Now?

Faces, Spaces, Siblings: What Do Babies See All Day Long?

Faces, Spaces, Siblings: What Do Babies See All Day Long?

Genius, As A Tot

Genius, As A Tot

Born To Swim?

Chew This: What Does Science Tell Us About Teething?

Chew This: What Does Science Tell Us About Teething?

Birth Of Memory: Why Kids Forget What Happened Before Age 7

Birth Of Memory: Why Kids Forget What Happened Before Age 7

Why Babies Fake Cry – and Why It Isn’t Fake

Why Babies Fake Cry – and Why It Isn’t Fake

5 Scientific Discoveries Based On Weird Baby Experiments

5 Scientific Discoveries Based On Weird Baby Experiments

The View from Up Here: Babies Learn Faster in High Chairs

The View from Up Here: Babies Learn Faster in High Chairs

Baby Pics Can Diagnose Deadly Cancer

Baby Pics Can Diagnose Deadly Cancer

What does that cute baby video actually show?

What does that cute baby video actually show?

Crawling: A New Evolutionary Trick?

Crawling: A New Evolutionary Trick?

The Drive to Win

The Drive to Win

Science Confirms The Obvious: Strict Parents Raise Conservative Kids

Science Confirms The Obvious: Strict Parents Raise Conservative Kids

By Krislyn Placide

Science Confirms The Obvious: Kids Love McDonald’s

Science Confirms The Obvious: Kids Love McDonald’s

By Colin Lecher

FYI: Can a Woman Really Lift a Car Off Her Pinned Child?

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FYI: Can a Woman Really Lift a Car Off Her Pinned Child?