Here's how a noirish new plastic surgery thriller set in Beverly Hills materialized out of real-life reporting over the past ...

Unleash your child’s creativity with these fun and imaginative summer crafts using paper! Find a great number of easy, ...

In this column, a summer staffer takes a look at the 1993 cult classic “Dazed and Confused” and how it portrays the beautiful ...

The science is beginning to show what parents and teachers have long suspected: Kids' reading muscles are weaker than ever. Time to reverse course.

Parents know that all-too-common phrase from kids every summer vacation - "I'm bored!" So, what can they do to keep it from ...

Keeping your kids active and entertained over the summer doesn’t have to be expensive or require a lot of effort.

Boredom can give space for creativity, grit, ingenuity, pause, and inner peace. Too often, adults turn to their screens, to social media, to a podcast or television instead of sitting with our own ...

With heatwaves forcing people indoors, weekends don’t have to be boring. From DIY spa days to movie marathons, here are 5 fun and creative indoor activities to try this summer.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with authors Kelly Corrigan and Claire Corrigan Lichty about their new book Marianne the Maker ...

As kids start the long-awaited and much-deserved summer break, parents will likely come across stories about the so-called “summer slide,” when students experience a modest decline in academic skills ...

Goldendale School District’s last day of school for the 2024–25 year is June 13. For students—and let’s be honest, for staff and families too—this often marks a shift to a ...

As summer kicks off, local libraries are urging families to fight the “summer slump” — a seasonal learning loss that can affect children, especially those in early elementary school.