Kids

The author's 3-year-old daughter Leila has been occupying herself during the "stay at home" order in Boston amid the coronavirus outbreak by making cards and beaded necklaces for her preschool friends. 

How families around the world talk coronavirus with kids

COVID-19

It’s hard explaining to kids what COVID-19 is, much less the new restrictions that come with it. Reporter Ari Daniel spoke to a bunch of families all over the world about their challenges and how they’re making do.  

Schoolyard Rhymes

Arts, Culture & Media

Enemy Pie

Arts, Culture & Media

Special Guest: Gregory Maguire

Arts, Culture & Media

Pixelvision

Arts, Culture & Media

Imaginary Friends Forever

Arts, Culture & Media

Children with imaginary friends can be more empathetic and social, but does that mean they’re more creative than other kids?

Reading about science isn't just for grown-ups: There are many excellent science-related children's books, too.

The year’s best science books for kids have something for everyone

Books

Science Friday’s Xochitl Garcia rounded up the coolest books for young scientists ages 0 to 11.

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The many misunderstood reasons people don’t have kids

Culture

Are people who choose not to have kids really “selfish, shallow and self-absorbed?” That’s the title of a new book that explores why the childless are actually none of the above, and want the rest of society to understand their often-complex reasons for not having kids.

Lemon battery

Here are six science experiments for cold winter days you should definitely try at home

Science

If you’re not happy with the prospect of your children playing an unending stream of video games, tweeting, and texting when the weather forces them inside, how about some cool, do-it-yourself science projects you can do with them?

Professor Astro Cat’s Frontiers of Space

Here are five books that might get your kids excited about science

Books

Authors Deborah Blum and Annalee Newitz help us put together a list of five of the best science books of the year for kids.