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Gear

The best kids’ ATVs

By Bethaney Phillips

A Roblox character standing in the middle of a street in a virtual city.
DIY

A parent’s guide to the vast world of Roblox

By Jean Levasseur

A girl getting vaccinated.
Health

Children 5 to 11 can now get COVID boosters

By Hannah Seo

Two adults and a child in a rowboat on a calm lake at sunset. The man at the bow is paddling, the man at the back is holding a fishing rod, and the child is sitting between them.
Environment

A casual angler’s guide to taking kids fishing for the first time

By Jean Levasseur

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DIY

How to future-proof your kid’s childhood memories

By Alexandra Frost

Three children in dresses playing in a sandbox during an acute hepatitis outbreak in the US and Europe
Health

A mysterious liver disease is sickening kids in the US and Europe

By Purbita Saha

A computer with the title of the video game Fortnite on its screen, in a room lit by blue and purple lights.
DIY

A parent’s guide to playing Fortnite with your kids

By Jean Levasseur

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Science

Children are grimy, and that’s (mostly) ok

By Jesse Greenspan

New York city street grid vs. London street grid in thin colorful lines on black
Health

A popular mobile game is teaching scientists how we navigate our worlds

By Rahul Rao

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Health

Moderna’s latest COVID vaccine trial for kids offers ‘really good news’

By Hannah Seo

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Health

Young kids should also wear better masks to protect against COVID. Here’s what to consider.

By Alexandra Frost

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DIY

Teach your kids how to play chess—even if you don’t know how to

By Jean Levasseur

A Minecraft castle.
DIY

What I wish I knew before playing Minecraft with my kids

By Jean Levasseur

A Uzbekistani doctor holds up a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in front of the company's logo.
Health

A COVID vaccine for young US children may be closer than ever

By Hannah Seo

A child cross-country skiing on a snowy field near some round, tree-covered mountains.
DIY

Get your kids’ hearts beating by teaching them to cross-country ski

By Noah Lederman

Kid with short blond hair and gray sports shirt turning away from a sandwich on a white plate on a wooden table because of a diet
DIY

Young athletes often feel pressure to under-eat. Here’s what parents can do about it.

By Sumner Brooks and Amee Severson

A woman gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to a young person while both wear masks
Health

The FDA just announced new booster guidelines for kids ages 12 to 15

By Hannah Seo

Tesla Cyberquad for Kids made with Radio Flyer on a red graffiti background
Technology

Tesla’s four-wheeler for kids is already sold out

By Rob Stumpf/The Drive

A blonde child running with open arms toward an elderly woman who is ready to hug him, in a room decorated for the holidays with a lot of food on the table.
Health

When to get your kids vaccinated in time for the holidays

By Jean Levasseur

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Gear

Space-themed presents for anyone who has their head above the clouds

By PopSci Commerce Team

A blonde child wearing pink and green while kneeling in a shallow stream to pick up a rock.
DIY

6 geology games for kids who take rocks for granite

By Noah Lederman

A woman in white and a child wearing a pink shirt and brown pants lying on a white bed, talking.
Health

How to talk with your kids about the COVID vaccine

By Jean Levasseur

A boy gets a vaccine while sitting on his mom's lap.
Health

Why are kids’ immune systems different from adults’?

By Philip Kiefer

The Google app on a tablet with a stylus on the screen.
DIY

How to ask Google to remove images of kids from its search results

By John Kennedy

Gen Z and millennial kid and parent with curly hair and leather jackets sticking their tongues out in the mirror of a red motorcycle
Environment

The myth of generations, debunked

By Yasmin Tayag

A child dressed as Spider-Man and a child dressed as Captain America
Health

Pfizer formally asked the FDA to authorize its COVID vaccine for kids 5 to 11

By Elana Spivack

two adults sit at a table full of food with a small child as they smile
Health

How to help your kids build a healthy relationship with food

By Rachel Feltman

Kid and puppy taking a nap on the couch as part of a healthy sleep schedule
DIY

How to get your kids on a healthy sleep schedule

By Jean Levasseur

A child doing homework at a table
Science

Kids are onto something: Homework might actually be bad

By Stan Horaczek

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Gear

Best Chromebook for kids

By Andrew Waite

Expecting parents holding an ultrasound
Health

If climate change is impacting your desire to have kids, you’re not alone

By Sara Kiley Watson

Will microschools dominate post-pandemic education?
Health

Will microschools dominate post-pandemic education?

By Barnett Berry/The Conversation

Vaccines for kids ages 5 to 11 could be available by Halloween
Health

Vaccines for kids ages 5 to 11 could be available by Halloween

By Claire Maldarelli

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Gear

Tobi 2 Robot Smartwatch review: A kids’ device that brings its game face

By Andrew Waite

Young child sitting at a table looking at a tablet
DIY

When to have the online-security talk with your kids

By Jean Levasseur

A child with headphones playing video games
Gear

The best kids’ headphones of 2024

By Carsen Joenk

Everything you need to know about kids and COVID as schools reopen
Health

Everything you need to know about kids and COVID as schools reopen

By Kate Baggaley

Start the school year right with the best laptop for kids.
Gear

The best laptops for kids in 2024

By Andrew Waite

Rainbow over a grassy meadow
Environment

How are rainbows formed? With simple atmospheric science.

By Julissa Treviño

A small child wearing floaties on their arms and waist while playing in the surf of a tropical beach.
DIY

How to help kids feel confident in the ocean

By Noah Lederman

Young athletes are training too early, too hard, and with too little variety
Health

Young athletes are training too early, too hard, and with too little variety

By Isobel Whitcomb

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Health

Kids make up 19 percent of new US COVID-19 cases now

By Hannah Seo

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Gear

Toniebox review: Screen-free entertainment that’s music to kids’ (and parents’) ears

By Andrew Waite

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Health

What ‘gentle parenting’ can teach us about care, relationships, and communication

By Julia Hotz

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Gear

The best tablets for kids in 2024

By Dan Bergstein

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Gear

The best kids’ bikes of 2024

By Carsen Joenk, Mahesh Nair

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Health

This is the most soothing sound in the world

By Purbita Saha

Black adults speaking to a black child in a dress
Health

How to use science to talk to kids about gender

By Tyler Santora

A child wearing a dark t-shirt and striped leggings climbs a playground structure. The child and structure are greyscale against a yellow, beige, black, pink, and green abstract background.
Health

The elements that make a perfect playground

By Lauren Leffer

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Science

The best ages for kids to learn to read, speak new languages, and other skills

By Erin Fennessy

A child sitting under a stool, trying to guess the password on a phone.
DIY

A guide to parental controls on Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services

By David Nield

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Gear

Best Switch games for kids

By Nicholas Ware

Two kids with blond and red hair sitting on a washer in a laundry room
DIY

Yes, little kids should do chores. Here’s how to get them started.

By Jean Levasseur

Three children sliding down a slip and slide.
DIY

Beat the heat by building your own slip and slide

By Jean Levasseur

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Gear

The best smartwatch for kids in 2024

By Andrew Waite

Mom and kid in front of a cardboard rocket with white, blue, and red pain in a fenced-in yard
DIY

Turn your old boxes into a kid-sized rocket ship

By Lydia Geisel/Domino

A line of yellow school buses.
Technology

A Maryland school district switched to electric buses to save kids’ lungs. Can others follow?

By Emily Cerf

A DIY weather vane made out of recycled materials, set up outside.
DIY

Make your own weather station with recycled materials

By Jean Levasseur

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Health

How should parents with unvaccinated kids handle the CDC’s new mask guidelines?

By Marion Renault

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Health

Your questions about kids and COVID-19 vaccines, answered

By Debbie-Ann Shirley/The Conversation

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Health

Kids age 12 to 15 can now get vaccinated in the US

By Hannah Seo

How to help your kids get over picky eating
DIY

How to help your kids get over picky eating

By Jean Levasseur

Glass entrance of Southern California Food Allergy Institute with doctor in scrubs walking out
Health

This California clinic claims a 99 percent success rate in treating food allergies. Experts are skeptical.

By Esther Landhuis/Undark

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Health

How to check for and possibly prevent allergies in children

By Sara Chodosh