More than two decades after Don Campbell published The Mozart Effect, debate continues over whether listening to classical music can raise your IQ. Most studies into whether quiet music for kids – or, ...

Our daughter was 3 days old when I first heard my wife singing a lullaby. It was our first night home from the hospital; I was dozing off on the couch when the sweetest melody drifted from our room. I ...

Beginning in the late 1990s, Nickelodeon flourished with back-to-back hits in the kids’ television space with shows like “All That,” “The Amanda Show” and more. Sitcoms like “Zoey 101,” “Drake & Josh” ...

When Lily Shum was little, she dreaded speaking up in class. It wasn't because she didn't have anything interesting to say, or because she wasn't paying attention or didn't know the answer. She was ...

Los Angeles is a city of background noise. No matter where you are, listen close and you'll probably hear the distant thrum of freeway traffic or the buzz of a passing helicopter. We're so used to it, ...