For children facing serious medical conditions, the hospital can be a confusing and scary place. Unfamiliar people, weird machines, and strange sounds can be startling and uncomfortable. Which is why ...

When teachers noticed that children in Oakland preschool and kindergarten classrooms were not engaging in imaginative play or interacting with each other as much after the pandemic, staff at ...

Samin Nosrat offers a bite to Waffles (not pictured: Waffles’s internal “esophagus” mechanism that’s connected to a doggy bag). Photo: Adam Rose/Netflix The result is something inviting for kids and ...

In a world where cruelty can flourish, maybe we need more puppets. They’re a “Trojan horse for empathy,” says Alex Vernon, half of the Baltimore-based puppet and filmmaking company Alex and Olmsted.