Many bestselling children’s storybooks, like The Lorax, aim to teach kids important moral lessons. But do they work? New research suggests that they probably don’t, but that parents can effectively ...

Therapeutic education has become a dominant influence on the teaching of values in Britain's primary schools, according to ...

In a Cambodian children’s folktale, one man is afraid of lawyers and another is afraid of filth. As the story goes, both are constantly bombarded by their fears despite their efforts to avoid them.

Adolescents often have different tastes from their parents and prefer not to watch TV with them. We also know how TV and electronic devices have made family interactions less frequent. But I’ve ...

It’s easy to get sentimental about the joy children’s books bring to kids. But picture books must also be read by adults, who, depending on the text, may not be quite as charmed. (My sympathies to ...

Minjeong Kim has received funding from Creative Economy Grant of University of Massachusetts to conduct research cited in this article. Allyssa McCabe does not work for, consult, own shares in or ...