How to help with school at home: don't talk like a teacher

Prostock-studio/Shutterstock In many countries schools remain closed and the dinner table now serves as the school desk. This crisis has given us all new respect for the work that teachers do, but it has also given us an extraordinary moment to break the strictures of classroom learning. While there’s beenContinue Reading

Curious Kids: Why is our dog so cute?

Golden Pixels LLC/Shutterstock Why is our dog Martha so cute? – Sam, aged nine, UK Dogs are one of the most popular pets in the world – and many owners regard them as an important member of the family unit. Just looking at our dogs can put a smile onContinue Reading

Why children need to play with their friends as soon as they can

gpointstudio/Shutterstock Approximately 1.4 billion children worldwide are currently living under partial or full lockdown as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the UK, and in many other countries across the world, it has been six weeks or longer since children last played, in person, with a friend. Initial dataContinue Reading