Exposure to green spaces from a young age is crucial for children's social, emotional, and mental growth.

Engaging in transcendent thinking can benefit teens in surprising ways. Research reveals that this type of thinking not only shapes their brain development but also influences their sense of self and overall happiness later on.

The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, shows that children who have more screen time have lower structural integrity of white matter tracts in parts of the brain that support language and other emergent literacy skills.

As families settle back into a new school year, sleep experts are reminding parents about the importance of teenagers getting enough sleep, cautioning them that insufficient sleep can negatively affect their mental health.

For most people of a certain age, their brains tend to see the “big picture” before settling in to focus on the details. Those growing up in the digital age however, are being rewired to see the world a whole lot differently.

Children in the United States who have more screen time at ages 9-10 are more likely to develop binge-eating disorder one year later, according to a new national study.

Parenting in a pandemic is not for the faint of heart.

Many children are in virtual school, less physically connected to friends and activities like sports and may have experienced major lifestyle changes from spending more time at home during quarantine. 

A new study finds researchers can actually tell if a person is hearing happy or sad music based on the activity going on in certain regions of the brain.

Need a motivational boost? Attending an awards ceremony might do the trick.

A new study shows that meditation before class might help students, especially freshmen, focus better and retain information.

Could more screen time be more beneficial to youngsters than we previously thought?

Spending more time outside promotes more sustainable and environmentally-friendly behavior in children.

Educators may want to reconsider ways to keep kids engaged and upbeat when it comes to going to school, according to new research. A national survey of 21,678 current high school students reveals that nearly three-quarters harbor negative feelings about their educational experience.

The years between 12 and 20 are a period of self-discovery and self-doubt for the average teen. It’s hard not to compare oneself to others in high school, especially in today’s day and age of Instagram and selfies. Now, a new study conducted at Flinders University finds that teenagers experience insomnia most often due to persistent negative thoughts and a need to achieve perfection. 

Students who see objects first and then hear the name — object-label learners — process inconsistent information better than learners who hear the name first and then see the object

According to a study by researchers at the University of Central Florida, practicing the martial art Judo is a viable option for helping children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) be more active and interact with others.

Modern adolescents are growing up in a very different world than their parents. Smartphones and tablets have become “essentials” for children as young as five years old.

The study found that the efforts adults put into their actions, successes and failures, and words affected children’s persistent behavior to differing degrees.

Listening to music during a lecture and then listening to the same music again while sleeping that night boosted students’ grades on an exam the next day.

Why Mindfulness Belongs in the Classroom: Research shows mindfulness skills improve memory, organization, reading and math scores, while giving kids the tools they need to handle toxic stress.