The food pyramid can help us think about mental health. We need big helpings of social connection in real life. But social media should be like a ‘sometimes food’.

Explore the marvels of science with our "Top 10 Science Experiments" video! Immerse yourself in thrilling STEM challenges and hands-on experiments that reveal essential scientific concepts. Whether ...

Our editor's tweens have read dozens of books on their Kindles over the years. After testing the new Amazon Kindle Kids Colorsoft, they have a new favorite e-reader.

Here are some of our staff’s favorites, for ages 2 to 4. By The New York Times Books Staff We polled our editors and writers about the best books for the preschool set. These are our favorites. This ...

Former Fairfield librarian Mychal Threets is set to host a reboot of the beloved children’s show “Reading Rainbow,” which will air as a digital series on the ...

PBS Kids has set a full series based on the ''Super Why's Comic Book Adventures' shorts and set a premiere date for 'Phoebe & Jay.' ...

Beloved PBS series 'Reading Rainbow' is being revived with new host Mychal the Librarian (a.k.a. Mychal Threets), new friends and a new home on YouTube.

The beloved children’s series “Reading Rainbow” returns after nearly 20 years, now on the KidZuko YouTube channel.

City and school district leaders have raised the alarm over literacy and made it a focus this year. But what exactly does that look like?

A recent study has found that children understand more when reading on paper rather than on a digital screen. Researchers in Norway had over 1,100 children take two comprehension tests, one on paper ...

Studying can get repetitive and boring, and it's easy to get distracted. Give yourself something to engage with by using the KWL method.

Without substantial reading skills, “the risk is that future generations will simply be unable to think as deeply and with as much complexity as in the past." ...