We all know that children need to be spending time outside working up a sweat and building strong muscles. But they also need plenty of down time. And what better way to relax than by creating art?

Kids seem to have a knack for invention. Whether they are making a new kind of vehicle out of Legos, a never-before-seen creature out of Playdoh, or even an airplane out of a single piece of paper; ...

When Joe Hummel first started earning money for doing chores around the house, he was something of a financial rube. Once he offered to pay his sister a dime so that he could earn a nickel by making ...

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STOCKTON — “OK, next I’m gonna let you taste my burps!” Dr. Proton bellows, lab goggles slightly askew. “Ewwww!” comes the cry from dozens of kids, half-horrified and half-hysterical, torn between ...

Preschool kids angling for a reward display social skills that may, on a grander scale, turn human cultures into cauldrons of change and innovation. Groups of 3- to 4-year-olds, but not clusters of ...

AS A PARENT, caregiver, or coach, seeing a kid get pumped about fitness and strength can feel kind of amazing. Especially when you consider that only between 21 to 28 percent of kids ages six to 17 ...