Inside your child's brain

Featured Stories

Welcome to Like a Sponge, GreatSchools' podcast for parents

Inside the high schooler's brain

Inside the first grader's brain

Inside the preschooler's brain

Inside the preschool brain

What insights can neuroscience offer parents about the mind of a preschooler?

Inside the 8th grader’s brain

Inside the eighth grader’s brain

What's going on in your child's head? See what insights neuroscience can offer the parents of eighth graders.

Inside the 3rd grader's brain

Inside the third grade brain

What insights can neuroscience offer parents about the mind of a third grader?

Inspire the artist in your fourth grader

How you can help at home: Here are some easy ways you can encourage the artist in your fourth-grader.

Teaching your child to speak in class

Raising your hand to participate in class is an important academic skill in American schools. So how can you teach your English learner to speak up at school?

How student fitness affects brain function

Kids' physical fitness has been definitively tied to improved academic achievement — and some schools are starting to take notice.

Helping your child find her voice

When teasing by middle school boys took an inappropriate turn, the principal helped my daughter advocate for herself.

Time for your teen to take a personality test!

No, it’s not because of all the attitude and eye rolling. These free tests can get high school students thinking about careers they'll be inspired to work hard for.

"Turn it off right now!"

As screen time goes up, grades go down

Study shows that as children's screen time goes up, their grades fall.

Does your child have decision fatigue?

Helping your child beat decision fatigue

Our ability to make intelligent decisions declines after making lots of them. Help your child preserve their decision-making energy for the choices that count.