When my son was a baby, I swore I’d never let him watch PAW Patrol. At the time, I thought of it as the kind of TV show I didn’t want my child to become obsessed with: noisy and overstimulating. But ...

To learn math, students must build a mental toolbox of facts and procedures needed for different problems. But students who can recall these foundational facts in isolation often struggle to use them ...

How do virtual assistants like Alexa affect children's learning experiences? Some experts say easy answers delivered by technology can hurt the... Alexa Can Help Kids With Homework, But Don't Forget ...

All those long multiplication tables. Timed tests and “mad minutes” of worksheet problem-solving. Fluency drills. Somehow, getting kids to know their basic math facts continues to be at the heart of ...

As parents, we want the best for our children. We want to provide them with guidance, support, and instruction to develop into caring and confident adults. Yet, parents all across the country are also ...

Math struggles in kids may stem from brains that have a harder time learning from mistakes—not just understanding numbers.

While problem-solving skills are not taught directly in the classroom, they are part of everyday life building skills. It is important to provide children real world examples and some rationale behind ...

This is a traditional board game that ranks 6th on our list of problem solving games for kids where the point is to guess the right positions of different color pegs. It is the best to play with two ...

Kids need the support of their parents—but they also need parents that let them solve problems and overcome failure on their own.

FLINT, MI -- The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is funding a nationwide Million Dollar Challenge for kids and teens, a pitch competition seeking innovative business ideas or solutions to community ...