These short, fun activities can help kids recharge and refocus when school or homework is stressing them out. Focusing on a task for a long period can be difficult for anyone, but especially kids.

As kids grow, they don’t just need to exercise their bodies but also their brains. If your little ones have already memorized the answers to all the best riddles, it may be time to throw some fun ...

It's easy for kids to get distracted when they're doing schoolwork, studying, or doing any other task that requires concentration. One thing that can help? Brain breaks! These quick activities for ...

If you have or care for children, you probably want to make sure they’re well nourished so they can live their healthiest life. Proper nutrition is important for all aspects of health, including the ...

Nutrition is essential in aiding the development of children’s brains, and it plays a key role in concentration and learning. Certain foods, such as eggs, oily fish, and vegetables, contain nutrients ...

America’s young people face a mental health crisis, and adults constantly debate how much to blame phones and social media. A new round of conversation has been spurred by Jonathan Haidt’s book “The ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Early childhood is a critical period for brain development, which is ...

Brain food for kids is essential for helping them grow smarter and more focused. The right foods can improve memory, learning ...

Everybody’s heard that eating carrots can help improve eyesight, or that calcium-rich milk is good for your teeth and bones. But what about the brain? “From a neuroscientist’s perspective, food is ...

As working moms, we often find ourselves in a sea of mom guilt. The problem is mom guilt is not a plan. It is not a proactive approach to ensuring the development of our kids’ brains. Instead, it’s ...

For decades, a deadly type of childhood cancer has eluded science’s best tools. Now doctors have made progress with an unusual treatment: Dripping millions of copies of a virus directly into kids’ ...