Planets & Transits
New Moon in Leo August 12, 2026
The New Moon arrives in Leo August 12 at 8:36 PM UTC, and with it comes a singular...
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- Written by: Denis Donavan, M.D., M.ED., and Deborah McIntyre
Many parents today will tell you that they're not getting what they want from their children. Quite a few parents have actually thrown in the towel. By contrast... we believe that many frustrating and seemingly insurmountable problems actually have simple, easy to understand causes, as well as equally simple and easy to understand solutions.
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- Written by: Alison Jones
Reminding children of their many roles—friend, neighbor, and daughter, for example—can lead to better problem-solving and more flexible thinking, research finds.
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- Written by: David Dickinson
If you want your child to have a rich and fulfilling life, one of the best things you can do is help build your child’s vocabulary.
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- Written by: Ryan Anderson and Hannah Ford
For thousands of years, mothers have sung lullabies to help their babies and children fall asleep.
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- Written by: Alexis Blue
One of the most valuable lessons parents can teach their children about money might be how to give it away.
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- Written by: Carla Pascoe Leahy
Over the past few decades of Australian life, government policies have gradually offered more support to working mothers, particularly through childcare subsidies and parental leave.
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- Written by: Carlos Yu
I recently worked a shift in the emergency room at a Toronto-area hospital and was asked to see a 12-year-old boy who had cut himself for the first time, on his wrist.
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- Written by: Mandie Shean
Some Australian students are reportedly shunning Year 12 exams in favour of more favourable, and less stressful, pathways to finishing school.
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- Written by: Joel Michael Reynolds
The use of self-tracking and personal surveillance technologies has grown considerably over the last decade. There are now apps to monitor people’s movement, health, mindfulness, sleep, eating habits and even sexual activity.
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- Written by: Carol Clark, Emory University
Spatial reasoning measured in infancy predicts how children do at math at age 4, a new study finds.
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- Written by: Shauna Tominey
Warm, nurturing messages need repeating over and over again with our children.
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- Written by: Alexandria Weaver
Imagine listening to your favorite song, how it makes you feel, and the flood of memories the sounds bring with them.
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- Written by: Gerry Everding
Pregnant women who use cannabis may slightly increase the risk their child will develop psychosis later in life, according to a new study.
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- Written by: Matt Swayne
While most first-year college students in a new study had positive feelings about computing and computer-related majors and jobs, gender and socioeconomic status seemed to play a role in whether parents shaped those perceptions.
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- Written by: Maureen Healy
Children are learning how emotions work, what to do with the challenging ones and how to create helpful ones, and the power of paying attention to their bodies and feelings in becoming emotionally healthy.
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- Written by: Sobonfu E.Somé
In Africa, it is understood that children hold the knowledge and gifts that ensure the survival of the village and the tribe. In essence, the child is the king of the village. Children complete the community! When a child walks into...
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- Written by: Gerry Everding
Kids who have more conflict with their mothers while in the early years of elementary school may find it more difficult to find a sense of purpose as adults, a new study suggests.
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- Written by: Hermes Rivera Jade Bilardi, et al
So your friend decides to forget the “12 week rule” and tells her family and social networks she is pregnant.
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- Written by: Jackson Holtz
Bottle feeding infants is associated with left-handedness, according to a new study.
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- Written by: Maureen Healy
Our children feel things deeply, including surprise, delight, disgust, anger, frustration, revenge, jealousy, and enthusiasm. They often don’t even have the words to communicate their feelings, which is why they sometimes act them out inappropriately, but once they learn...
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- Written by: Jared Wadley
Improvisational theater training can reduce fearfulness and anxiety among teens struggling with social interactions, according to a new study.
