Sure, we know our children learn things by watching us, but they are also developing a perspective on life. They are starting to develop mental constructs about what is OK and what's not, and that is a really great thing.

As I shared my photo of Mrs. Obama and me with my friends and colleagues, no one asked me about what she had to say about the election -- or her campaign pitch.  It was all about food issues and children and education.

Debbie Cohen started teaching yoga in 1996 and began working with children in schools in 2002. She later went on to found the Core Yoga in Schools Program to serve Boston public schools.

Children are exemplars of the art of being. Wherever they are, they are completely immersed: in mud, in make believe, in laughter, in tears or in spaghetti sauce up to their eyeballs.

How kids play is a public health issue that will affect their health and learning all their lives.

ATLANTA — Health officials say one reason so many American kids are overweight is that few have a nearby place to play and exercise. Only about...

If we love our children well others will become even more important to them than we are. In appreciating the necessity of this, we set them free.