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D+D on PBS: Three Things All Parents Should Teach Their Kids About the Brain

When you become a parent, you also become a teacher. Some things we teach our children are useful – letters, numbers, how to say “Mama” and “Dada,” and the fact that diving headfirst down the stairs causes serious “owies.” Other things aren’t quite so important. Why exactly do we think our kids need to know […]

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Free Bilingual Education Kit Giveaway: Kids’ Candor

How many languages does your child speak? One? Dos? 更多? A constantly growing stack of research shows that kids who can speak multiple languages have a serious advantage over kids who speak only one. Being bilingual can make kids better able to focus attention. It can help them learn additional languages more easily. And it […]

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D+D on PBS: Letting Go of Learning Styles

As parents, we always want what’s best for our children. That’s why we search for the healthiest foods, the safest car seats and the cutest little kid outfits we can find. It’s also why, when we hear about a super simple technique that promises to instantly improve our child’s learning skills, we jump all over […]

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Learning styles: fact or fiction?

What if we told you there was a secret code you could crack that would instantly improve your child’s learning skills? You’d be pretty interested, right? Then what if we told you there was a 200-year-old treasure map hidden on the back of the Declaration of Independence, and that we had a foolproof plan to […]