Children

Students often receive feedback that conveys expectations linked to their socioeconomic background 

Researchers have documented that social media can harm teens

Students could be taught for the next decade that humans are only partly responsible for climate change

The Philippines, India and China have seen the greatest total number of children displaced by disasters—some 23 million—in recent years

Controversial policy proposals such as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) are making headway across the country, but there are other ways to help protect young people in the digital world

Doom and gloom or realism and hope? Here’s how six climate experts describe the future to their young children

August and September will bring tens of millions of public school students back to class. Many face health risks from rising temperatures

A clinical health psychologist talks about Barbie’s influence on how women and girls view their body

A classic test of self-control can carry complex cultural biases

Kids don’t typically advance academically during the summer, but the research isn’t clear on whether they forget what they’ve already learned

Young Montanans put their state on trial for its contributions to climate change. Here are five takeaways from the proceedings as we await the judge’s ruling

Fathers and nonbirthing parents benefit from skin-to-skin contact with their newborns