There are 2,666 emojis, so don’t be surprised if you don’t know them all. What you may be surprised to find out is that you might be using common emojis in the wrong way! Of course, a basic understanding of emojis is important beyond your own emoji use—it can play a role in ensuring your kids…

Let’s try an experiment. I hypothesize that if we concentrate on strengthening learning lessons in the summer months, then we will boost our student’s success in the upcoming school year. In this series, Summer Enrichment Activities, we’re helping support your efforts to teach your students throughout the summer and close the summer learning gap. Test our…

Most parents adamantly insist that they love all of their children equally—no favorites. And while that may certainly be true, it is also likely that they are not treating all of their kids equally. According to a recent study, parents of multiple children unintentionally tend to favor one child over another. Like Father Like Son…

If your house looks anything like mine, you have a collection of books in almost every room. There are board books in the playroom, decorative books in the living room, light reading for the—ahem—bathroom, and classic novels in the office. We’re surrounded by a beautiful library, but we don’t tend to revisit the books we…

According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), autism is on the rise in the US. Currently, one in 59 children has autism—an increase over the previous numbers (released in 2016) of one in 68 children. Overall, these numbers represent a 15 percent increase since 2016, and a 150 percent increase…