No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher’s dirty looks — in fact, no more teachers at all. Nonconformist moms like Mami Onami are doing away with traditional education to, instead, “unschool” ...

Children learn language effortlessly and completely voluntarily. They learn new words miraculously fast. A teenager masters about 60,000 words of their mother tongue by the time they finish high ...

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Prioritizing play offers a variety of benefits for children, from helping them grow their vocabulary to managing their big feelings with fewer behavioral problems. Play also benefits children’s ...

“I want a turn! When’s it going to be my turn?” If you’re like me, you hear this constantly with your kids. My kids are learning how to share, and part of sharing is learning how to wait for a turn.

The McGaw YMCA in Evanston is offering a free, five-day learn-to-swim program for children ages 3 to 10. It will run Monday, ...