Kids

By Aaron Bolton, MTPR HELENA, Mont. — Connie MacDonald works for the State Department at the U.S. consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It’s a dream job, and she loved living abroad with her two sons. But earlier this…

LoadingInstead, I stood at the freezer, repeatedly said “no” in a firm voice and, when he gave up, I made him toast. Most of us would prefer ice cream to toast, but more than needing him to understand the nutritional aspects of his diet or…

No matter how much they're begging for one, your kid probably doesn’t need a smartphone. The official advice of the American Academy of Pediatrics is that young children need hands-on social interaction and exploration with peers and…

With tragedies dominating the news cycle for the past few weeks, teachers are looking for ways to help their students make sense of the world around them. Even the youngest children are absorbing headlines and current events. Teachers say…

When it comes to travelling with your kids, there’s an enduring, age-old idea that you shouldn’t head overseas when they’re young because it’s too hard, and they won’t remember it anyway. But can we pause for a moment and rethink this?All…

Elf Bar disposable flavored e-cigarette products are displayed in a convenience store in El Segundo, California, on June 23, 2022.Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty ImagesE-cigarette usage among U.S. high school students has fallen as the…

The past few years have been filled with a seemingly endless stream of painful stories and images coming from across the globe, including the loss of more than 3 million people to the COVID-19 pandemic and the widespread trauma…

Deek wanted to investigate what was influencing the experiences of these young women, and untangle the power of mums and sisters to drive these behaviours.The study of 422 women aged between 17 and 25 found that growing up with mothers and…

But increasingly, the weather does not permit. And leaders in the world of early childhood development are starting to call attention to the imperative to design and upgrade child care centers — and the cities where they are located — for…

When three fifth-graders in Washington state sat down to make a podcast, they didn’t have to look far to find a good topic. “Wildfires are a problem and they’re dangerous,” they say in their podcast from Chautauqua Elementary School, on…