Young children get sick far more often than adults, and it is completely normal. Most healthy kids come down with about six viral illnesses a year—and preschoolers and early elementary-aged children ...

Today, Marc Brackett is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. But he remembers what it was like to be a kid who struggled with his emotions. “I would sometimes just sit ...

First-year student William Mount runs a nonprofit organization, Free2Talk, to subsidize the costs of mental health and speech therapy for Virginia youths.

Recently, I was talking to my two middle-school sons about the importance of listening the first time they're asked to do something, especially when it really matters. But before I got far, my oldest ...

Back-to-school season can be a hectic time for parents. You're settling your kids into a new routine, preparing them mentally for the new school year and adding homework help and lunch prep to your ...

In Albany Park, a group of mothers and educators recognized the need for assistance and initiated what they call the walking school bus. Chicago Tonight is available to stream on pbs.org and the free ...

We all want our children to be well-liked and to have good friends. It can be distressing when they struggle socially, feel isolated, or are left out. When children are teased or excluded, parents ...

With cold and flu season on the horizon, many parents will be reaching for supplements found on the shelves of their local Walgreens to give their little ones’ immunity a boost. But, according to ...