Here's How Long It'd Take You to Poop a Lego
Pediatricians in the UK have finally answered one of life’s grand riddles: Just how long would it take for a Lego toy…
Screens Might Not Be Ruining Kids' Sleep After All
There is such a thing as spending too much time glued to a screen, whether it’s your TV, smartphone, or computer. But a…
Thousands of North Carolina Students Are Still Missing School Weeks After Hurricane Florence
For some kids in North Carolina, the school year started only to be abruptly halted. Hurricane Florence tore through…
Children Who Get Less Screen Time Think Better, Study Finds
Keeping your kid’s mind sharp might involve making sure they don’t spend all day on their smartphone or other screen…
Toddlers and Chimpanzees Share a Surprising Unspoken Language
Prior to developing the capacity for speech, toddlers communicate their desires, demands, and discontent using a…
Do Kids Feel Stronger Emotions Than Adults?
It’s easy to feel smug around kids. You might not have it all together—you might, in fact, be rapidly disintegrating…
Robot Peer Pressure Is the Newest Tech Threat to Children
New research shows that children are more likely than adults to give in to peer pressure from robots, a disturbing…
Smartphones and Tablets Might Be Hurting Kids' Hearing, but No One Knows for Sure
Most of us know that spending too much time at loud rock concerts can be bad for our hearing later on. But a new study p…
The Stricter a State's Gun Laws, the Fewer Children Die From Guns, Study Finds
State laws that mandate universal background checks for buying guns and ammunition may save young lives, suggests new re…
Researchers Conclude Google's Play Store Is Likely Chock Full of Apps That Improperly Track Children
Thousands of apps may be tracking the online activity of children in ways that violate US privacy laws, according to a r…
Are Screen Time Guidelines for Children Too Strict?
In guidelines produced last year, the American Academy of Pediatrics advised parents to limit screen time to one to two…
Kids Who Use Touchscreen Devices Sleep Less at Night
Touchscreen devices like smartphones and tablets are now fixtures of many households, so it comes as little surprise to…
German Court Rules Parents Must Turn Over Their Kids for Torrenting
A German court has ruled on a copyright infringement case that dates back to 2011 and the verdict has disturbing…
How the Rhymes of Dr. Seuss Helped Teach Us Language
Kaptain Kristian’s latest explainer video is a fun one: he explains how the anapestic tetrameter rhyming style of Dr.…
We Were Wrong About Limiting Children's Screen Time
How much time should kids be allowed to stare into their screens like zombies? New guidelines issued by the American…
Toyota Made a Robot Baby to Replace Actual Babies
Japan’s birth rate has been on decline for some time now, so engineers at Toyota have come up with an ingenious…
Teens Know the Internet Is Dark and Full of Terrors, Just Not For Them
There’s a common refrain among people of a certain age: “Wow, I’m really glad I wasn’t a teenager in the age of…
This Adorable Robot Can Help Children to Program
Getting kids to code is a great idea—but it’s not always easy. Now a team of researchers from Harvard has developed…
How to Set Up Accounts For Your Kids on Any Computer
Kids are great, aren’t they? But you don’t necessarily want them using all of the apps, viewing all of the websites,…
That iPad App Will Not Fry Your Baby's Brain If You Follow These Rules
The “NO SCREENS UNTIL 2” guideline issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2011 has practically inscribed…