If preschool training is great for rich kids in nursery school and for poor kids in the Government’s Head Start program, why shouldn’t every parent get busy and give his child a head start at home?

Parents are children's first reading teachers. As such, parents have wonderful opportunities to prevent their preschoolers from developing reading problems. How? Parents can start early and teach ...

5 AT 535 ON YOUR HEALTH TONIGHT, TEACHING YOUR PRESCHOOLER HOW TO RESPOND TO A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. HERE TO EXPLAIN IS DR. ONISHI, AKA AN EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN AT MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL.

“Clean up, clean up, everybody everywhere. Clean up, clean up, everybody does their share.” But wait — what if your preschooler isn’t doing his share? What if he’s laughing and throwing toys at you ...

My daughter is onto me. As I read bedtime stories to her, sometimes I’ll stop, point to a word, and in my most convincing voice, and say, “Hmm, I don’t know this one. C-A-P? Can you help me?” The ...

Amid our current hyper-partisan climate, it seems nearly impossible to get American policymakers to agree on anything. And if a policy does garner widespread support, it's even harder to write ...

The U.S. spends a lot of money on preschool — billions of dollars each year. When invested wisely, research suggests the costs are justified by significant returns to society, including savings from ...

If you’ve ever seen one of those nature documentaries where a baby giraffe learns to walk for the first time, you’ll understand what my 3-year-old looked like when he learned to cross-country ski. It ...

His teacher didn't seem concerned. After all, she told me, all children learn at their own pace. But I decided to take matters into my own hands: I don't know anything about teaching kids to read so I ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Kindergarten is not what it used to be. A lot is expected of our kids. Getting a head start on reading can make a big difference when your child enters elementary school. Owner of ...