In today’s digital age, children are growing up surrounded by technology, with AI-powered talking toys becoming an integral part of ...

With Christmas just days away, we look at inductees in the Toy Hall of Fame and the importance of play.

A variety of studies are showing that rough-and-tumble play is important for animals and kids alike.

From globally inspired wraps to sweet-heat flavors and plant-forward comfort foods, students are reshaping what school dining looks like. The result is a new era of cafeteria menus built around ...

As youth sports participation continues to rise in communities across the United States, so do preventable eye injuries. Each year, thousands of children suffer sports-related eye trauma, much of ...

Learning today is often measured by marks and exam results, but numbers don't tell the full story. True education is about helping children enjoy the process of learning and grow holistically.

Children’s toymaker FoloToy says it’s pulling its AI-powered teddy bear “Kumma” after a safety group found that the cuddly companion was giving wildly inappropriate and even dangerous responses, ...

Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, report in the Journal of the American Chemical Society the use of three-dimensional atomic force microscopy (AFM) and ...

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Heartbroken parents are demanding ...

In June 2024, the Department of Justice issued a damning report on the abuses of Phoenix police, laying out in painstaking detail how cops routinely trampled the rights of residents. Some of those ...

Meta is adding parental controls for kids’ interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots — including the ability to turn off one-on-one chats with AI characters altogether — beginning early next ...