After the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal, Jennifer Breheny Wallace knew it was time to rethink how hard we push our children to succeed Jo Bryan Photography; Courtesy of Portfolio/Penguin ...

Above, Linda Mesavage and students play games on the specialized computers. CLARKS SUMMIT – While for many, computer skills are second nature, there are some children who have trouble developing them.

Mathematics anxiety is a feeling of tension and fear when dealing with numbers or performing calculations. It is a common form of academic anxiety: according to an OECD report, around 40% of students ...

An author, journalist and mom is calling on parents, students and teachers to become free of a "toxic achievement culture" that has taken grip over their lives at school and at home. Jennifer Breheny ...

In my October column I wrote about raising athletic children. Parenting is a big job and we all know that it is not easy. Certainly, it is normal for parents to take pride in their child’s success.

Feel free to read this column last. Maybe you read it last every month, which is fine. But this month in particular, I recommend you read my colleagues’ columns first.

The best predictor by far of how responsive a child is to instruction is the child’s intelligence. Intelligence tests, for all of their shortcomings, are reliable and valid ways of assessing ...