As insecurity, displacement and poverty continue to disrupt formal education in parts of northern Nigeria, community-based radio learning is helping children regain access to basic literacy and ...

Licensed Professional Counselor Debra Fileta breaks down how learning about the levels of communication can improve your relationship, too ...

A new Stanford study suggests math struggles may be about more than numbers. Children who had difficulty with math were less ...

One of the perks, and responsibilities, of having a dog is to play with them. Not only is it fun, but it’s one of the main ways they learn. Dogs are social animals; they make sense of the world ...

Survey finds rising numbers of reception pupils struggling with basic life skills such as eating independently About one in four children who started reception in 2025 were not toilet trained, a ...

Seven in ten believe today’s children use fewer words than previous generations, with 67% saying children now struggle to express themselves confidently, according to new research. Adults place much ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

When they learn words, children apply rules and principles. Their language acquisition is based on the understanding of others as "intentional beings," that other people have goals and intentions.

The days of washing your kid’s mouth out with soap because they said a curse word appear to be on the wane—at least according to the results of a new national poll, which indicates most are pretty ...