Long Grove, Illinois is the kind of place that makes you believe in small-town magic, and the Sock Monkey Museum is proof ...

Summer is upon us, and school is almost over. If you want to keep your child entertained through the dog days, consider these ...

Local columnist Joe Phillips recalls childhood schoolyard games like “Cops and Robbers” and “Red Rover,” reflecting on freer ...

Summer reading programs throughout the Eastern Oklahoma Library System aim to fill the gap in learning over the summer months ...

Living in Japan showed me a different approach to raising independent children through school routines and community trust.

"Black howler monkey mothers are known to provide incredibly attentive care for their infants, and Rio has been no different, ...

“Black howler monkey mothers are known to provide incredibly attentive care for their infants, and Rio has been no different, ...

The old "monkey see, monkey do" adage may rest on some neuroscientific evidence, finds a new Yale study. To examine how the primate brain facilitates cooperative behavior among individuals during ...

Monkey-shaped squeeze toys filled with sand have been recalled because the sand may contain asbestos. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said the 121,340 recalled Orb Funkee toys "may contain ...

By giving children the agency to explore and the freedom to fail, toy designers and neuroscientists are tapping into the fundamental mechanisms of how the human brain learns ...

Most kids want to climb everything — couches, chairs, and kitchen counters included. Climbers are toys and structures actually meant for that. “Climbing toys are huge for development,” says Keri ...