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Should We Start Talking About Sex and Consent in Kindergarten?

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A full 40 percent of parents supported comprehensive sexuality education in general.

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Kid Made Recipe: 5 Impressive (And Really Easy) Bake Sale Recipes for Every Occasion

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The coming of spring means the family calendar gets crazy. Here are 5 VIP treats that look impressive and will have kids and adults coming back for more.

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The Most Sustainable Restaurant in the World Might be This School Cafeteria

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The school grows its own food, composts, and the entire kitchen runs on solar power. But the biggest difference from typical school lunches is probably the fact that they decided to stop serving animal products.

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Music Probably Helps Your Baby Understand the World

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While more study is needed, the researchers said listening to music may help babies be more perceptive about the world around them.

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Kid Made Recipe: Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken Tacos

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Make the best homemade tacos you've ever had without touching your stove Taco Night, I didn't think I could love you more.

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Congrats! You've Got Nine Types of Intelligence

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Psychologist Howard Gardner asserts that we humans 9 types of intelligence. Some may be stronger and some weaker, but everybody's got all nine.

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Video: This Is Your Brain on Music

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The Life Noggin channel has created a short animated video that explains the latest science behind our brain's deep relationship with music.

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Preschool Crafts Are Wasting Everyone's Time, Here's Why

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The purpose is to teach children a predictable cognitive sequence they can apply when they encounter anything new.

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Most Parents Think Their Kids Are on Grade Level. They're Wrong.

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"There is this cognitive dissonance happening. We've got to find good, productive ways to educate and inform parents."

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Seed Bombs for Earth Day

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What Are Kids Learning From This Presidential Election?

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Many teachers, it seems, are determined to use the heightened interest in this election as a learning opportunity.

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Kid Made Recipe: Homemade Bread and Butter With the Kids

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There's nothing better than homemade bread, warm from the oven, with lots of butter. Turn out, it's actually pretty easy to make it, too. Here's how.

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Sarcasm Spurs Creative Thinking

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We need to think outside the box to generate and decipher ironic comments.

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What Causes Déjà Vu?

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Episodes of déjà vu may be closely related to how memory is stored in the brain.

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Kids start falling behind in science in kindergarten. Here's how we can change that.

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Math Teachers Should Encourage Their Students to Count Using Their Fingers in Class

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A New App Is Answering Teens' Most Pressing Questions About Sex

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Shopping for a New School? Read These 6 Tips From a School Counselor.

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Parents are gearing up for the next school year and starting the process of looking at potential middle and high schools for their child.

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States Where Day Care Costs More Than College

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How Do Kids Become Right or Left Handed?

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We now know that a child’s handedness says something about the organization and function of their brain.

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Guess What Helps Teens Want to Learn More?

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Researchers found that adolescents who take part in cultural activities with their mother and father were more likely to aspire to continue their studies.

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