Facebook isn't the only digital voyeur to worry about.

Traditional Indian wooden toys are being supplanted by devices.

Adult sensibilities may not be the best arbiter of kids' movies.

All around the world, to varying degrees, STEM education and careers are disproportionately male. As girls and women advance through math and science education and professions, fewer and fewer remain. The sexist idea that women aren’t suited to these fields 

One of the primary targets of the gender-neutral parenting movement has been toys. Parents have issued a strong challenge to how toys are categorized and what colours they come in — so strong as to have effected large-scale changes by 

We’ve already explored how to choose the best book for a toddler; now, just in time for Christmas, a primer on what to read to the pre-verbal. Books that clearly name and label people and objects promote learning the most 

Blocks — yes, the same kind you played with back in the day. With Christmas looming, many people will be considering what present to buy for their children, nieces and nephews, grandchildren and friends. Soon, if not already, we will 

A legal judgment just handed toymaker Mattel’s derriere back to them, biblically, if I may say so. And well done. Here’s what happened: A Bollywood film, starring normal-human-actor-mom-wife-yet-always-known-as-porn-star Sunny Leone, has a song called “Barbie Girl.” Mattel, who makes the 

Understanding intelligence doesn’t feel like it takes much, well, intelligence. “When we say that someone is smart, we understand intuitively what that means,” said University of Illinois psychology professor Aron Barbey, the author of a new paper published in Trends in Cognitive 

If there is one thing that is certain, it is that digital media is now a fundamental part of life. It’s as unreasonable to expect kids (or parents on behalf of kids) to eschew digital pastimes – TV and web 

We know that concerns about quality child care is one of the main reasons that Indian women choose to leave the workplace after becoming parents. While the prevailing assumption is that Indian women have numerous support options in the form 

Our series on essential toys continues, with a roundup of our favorite toys for stimulating and engaging preschool aged kids (2.5-5 years old). Remember the basic principle we’ve outlined in previous lists: the more flexible and open-ended the toy, the 

You’ve probably heard by now: Screen time is bad for babies and toddlers. But what does screen time actually do to children? What are the long-term effects of screen time on child development? Below, I’ll take you through the research 

You, too, can be a champion … at parenting.  We talk a lot about how children learn through play, but when it comes to babies — who can’t yet speak and are startled by their own toes — what does 

Our series on essential toys continues (check out our list of baby toys here) with these recommended toys for toddlers. To be more specific, we mean toys for 1.5-, 2-, and 3-year-olds. This age range is particularly exciting for parents 

If you’ve been paying attention to us, or any other early childhood development resource, you’ve probably gotten an earful on the importance of play. Play is vitally important in early childhood, because it is through play that children establish executive 

Pushing, punching, biting, hair-pulling was all a regular part of how my younger brother and I settled our differences as children. The fights were always over very important issues: a favorite T-shirt ‘borrowed’ without permission, bathroom lights switched off while 

Children are born with an innate understanding of basic math concepts, even if they don’t have the language or understanding necessary for application. For instance, studies show that babies have an abstract sense of numbers – meaning they know a