In this collection, older generations share the most out-of-touch, confusing, and sometimes hilarious things they’ve heard ...

My daughter came to me last Tuesday night with her math homework, and I froze. She's in seventh grade. The worksheet had something about solving two-step equations with variables on both sides, and ...

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Gen X kids often grew up hearing a whirlwind of advice from their boomer parents. All of these sayings and rules were presented as truths, but looking back, a lot of them didn't quite match reality.

Researchers estimate that up to 40 percent of U.S. families spank their children, and 1.2 billion children worldwide are physically punished at home. Many parents justify the behavior because they ...

Parents are forming a loose network teaching one another how to get their children off school-issued Chromebooks and iPads. THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Julie Frumin broke the news to her 11-year-old son ...

A new Stanford study suggests math struggles may be about more than numbers. Children who had difficulty with math were less likely to adjust their thinking after making mistakes during number ...

During the pandemic, Rishik Shenolikar offered to help tutor neighborhood kids in his garage. It was a small group of elementary schoolers, and he used a mental math book that intrigued him. He helped ...

Striking San Francisco teachers have demanded parents avoid homeschooling their children to help support their push for higher wages and better conditions. More than 50,000 children were kept home on ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Deidre Kelly. It has been edited for length and clarity. This is my 14th year teaching sixth-grade math, and I enjoy it just as much as I did when ...

Academic pressure has become so intense that even preschoolers are taking private extracurricular classes, raising worries about children’s rights. Academic pressure has become so intense that even ...

On top of other drivers of tension in the parent-child relationship later in life, things like independence, growth, and maturity tend to be the major factors in the family dynamic. If a child is ...