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Last year, my son Finn came home from school and announced that he wanted to play the French horn. Naturally, I signed him up. A few...

Standing at the creek’s edge, my son carefully drops his wooden boat into the water. He follows his classmates along the banks, guiding...

The loss of a pet is often a child’s first experience with death. Understanding the unique ways that children view pets and respond to...

We raise our girls to fight stereotypes and pursue their dreams, but we don’t do the same for our boys. By Claire Cain Miller June 1,...

One early morning this past February, before the frost melted or the sun fully rose, 20 small children gathered in a scabby municipal...

Under the distant gaze of a city skyline, cows and chickens wander through rows of sprouting vegetables; clear glass greenhouses dot the...

15 years ago I was deep in a search for a preschool for my son James. I wasn’t sure exactly what I was looking for, but trusted that I’d...

As soon as I walked into Celia Rojas’s prekindergarten class in Union City, N.J., I was sucked in by the hum of activity. Art plastered...

Benefits of early education found to persist for years, bolstering graduation, reducing retention, and reducing special education...

The Huffington Post January 18, 2017 Beware: Tickling isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. I was on the phone with my friend Elizabeth when I...

The Washington Post November 1, 2016 At school pickup, I stand outside the chain-link fence that separates the kindergarten playground...

The New York Times October 4, 2016 Research shows that when teachers help preschoolers learn to manage their feelings in the classroom,...

WCVB.com September 1, 2016 There is a growing movement in the U.S. towards nature-based learning. The curriculum focuses on staying...

Wall Street Journal July 8, 2016 A strange thing happened to mothers and fathers and children at the end of the 20th century. It was...

The Boston Globe May 13, 2016 I’ll admit it: I’m in danger of becoming a helicopter parent. After reading Julie Lythcott-Haims book, “How...

By Ben Mardell, Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education & Lesley University; Lisa Fiore, Lesley University; Marina Boni,...

Dear Parents, From time to time parents have questions about our goals in preparing their child for her next school. This is a time of...

By Tovia Smith NPR It’s become the new buzz phrase in education: “Got grit?” Around the nation, schools are beginning to see grit as key...

Frontiers June 2014 Why do young children often forget (or outright refuse) to put on a coat before leaving the house on a snowy day? The...