ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Bobbing for days atop a capsized skiff in Alaska’s frigid Bering Sea, a 15-year-old boy held on until he was rescued …
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Experts say children need to struggle with everyday problems to develop independence. They emphasize the importance of letting kids figure things out on their own. Parents often face the challenge of knowing when to help and when to step back. Dr. Dana Suskind believes giving children the experience of solving problems is crucial. Experts suggest asking open-ended questions to guide children rather than immediately solving issues. Psychologist Dr. Jean Twenge notes that today’s kids have fewer opportunities to practice independence. Parents can facilitate small challenges in everyday life to help children build confidence and resilience.
Families’ interest in their kids’ education is falling in many high-income countries as school systems struggle with plunging test scores. That's according to newly released results from a standardized test taken by 15-year-olds around the world. Over 760,000 teenagers in dozens of countries took the Programme for International Student Assessment last year. Results were released Tuesday. Average scores in math, reading and science are all at their lowest point ever among highly developed economies. That includes continued declines in reading and math scores in the United States. China, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea scored the highest marks on the test.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just days before two teenagers carried out a mass shooting at a San Diego mosque, federal law enforcement officials warned …
Authorities released police bodycam footage Thursday showing the discovery of a Pennsylvania college student’s body that led to the arrest of …
An 18-year-old in Washington state has been arrested for the investigation of manslaughter and arson in connection with a deadly July 4 fire, a county sheriff said Thursday. The teen from Kent was among a group of people setting off illegal fireworks from a truck bed when one landed in roadside brush, igniting the fast-moving blaze. That is according to Douglas County Sheriff Tyler Caille. He said authorities were seeking warrants for five others. The Chelan Hills Fire burned roughly 15.6 square miles, destroyed more than 100 structures and left one person dead. The victim has been identified as 69-year-old Robert Lister.
A 17-year-old North Carolina girl who recorded a livestream of a shooting that killed three people at a San Diego mosque and disseminated the attackers’ white-supremacist writings has been charged with murder by aiding and abetting. The charge was announced Monday at a news conference. Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill said at a news conference that the girl was arrested last week and indicted by a grand jury Monday, just before she was due to begin the school year. Her name was not immediately disclosed.
Smiling on the January 1987 cover of Ms., the magazine co-founded by feminism pioneer Gloria Steinem, are its 12 Women of the Year. They inclu…
Nicklas Akers, California Senior Assistant Attorney General, left, and Deputy Attorney General Megan O'Neill exit court after tech giant Meta reached a settlement to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Victoria Hinks gets emotional after talking about her daughter with the media outside court after tech giant Meta reached a settlement to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) CORRECTION: Corrects spelling of last name from Hicks to Hinks and removes settlement amount