With national studies showing academic success of children in later years depends heavily upon their readiness for kindergarten, a Tyler group has developed a kindergarten readiness checklist to help ...

It's important for adults to remember what children are designed to be doing during childhood--challenging social play outdoors in the rhythms of nature. During the school-age years, children build ...

With the start of the school year just around the corner, it is easy to overlook one of the most important things on any back-to-school checklist — making sure your child is vaccinated. Vaccinations ...

Is your child ready for first grade? Earlier this month, Chicago Now blogger Christine Whitley reprinted a checklist from a 1979 child-rearing series designed to help a parent figure that one out. Ten ...

Signs of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children can be similar to those of regular behavior in young kids. You might notice they have trouble paying attention, are hyperactive, or ...

Researchers report that implementing a checklist-style set of procedures appears to cut almost in half the number of potentially unnecessary blood culture draws in critically ill children without ...