When the main character of a kids TV show can both listen and respond to viewers by using advances in artificial intelligence, youngsters learn more from the program. That’s what my colleagues and I ...

Parents have long named their kids after favorite characters across pop culture. Now, as young readers who grew up with Harry Potter become parents themselves, they have given their children names ...

There’s a saying that when you’ve met one autistic person, you’ve met one, meaning that autism looks differently for each person. Hence the use of the word spectrum. Which is why I think we still have ...

Two years ago, as GreatSchools embarked on research for the second season of our podcast for parents, Like a Sponge, I faced a mounting sense of worry. Our podcast was about the science of learning, ...

My son, Jake, was diagnosed with autism when he was 3, and when my daughter, Abby, was 18 months. And while Abby was too young to recognize Jake’s different needs when he was first diagnosed, as she ...

Growing representation In 2018, 23% of children’s books published depicted characters from diverse backgrounds, according to research from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of ...

Going to the doctor can be a scary thing for kids — especially if they don’t know what’s going on. To remedy that information gap and put kids at ease in the doctor’s office, healthcare technology ...

The NBC sitcom Friends graced television screens across the United States with new episodes for a decade. The sitcom first premiered in September 1994. Little could producers or cast members know at ...