Obsess for Kids

Want kids to learn well? Feed them well

What can we expect our kids to learn if they're hungry or eating diets full of sugar and empty of nutrients? Former White House Chef and food policymaker Sam Kass discusses the role schools can play in nourishing students' bodies in addition to their minds.

Be a Role Model: Find a Healthy Balance with Media and Technology

Young kids learn how to use technology by watching their parents, so model healthy habits early by balancing media time with real time. Advice from Common Sense Media editors.

13 Tips for Monitoring Kids’ Social Media

How to Get Kids to Eat Their Vegetables

15 Healthy, Kid-Friendly Snack Ideas [Infographic]

Just in time for the kids to head back to school, here is a guide with 15 fresh and healthy snack ideas to help your family plan ahead, snack smarter, and save money! For more inspiration check out our 15 Healthy, Kid-Friendly Lunch Ideas.

School Supplies — What's on Your List?

How much do you know about the school supplies in your kids' backpacks?

28 Easy After-School Snacks Your Kids Will Run Back Home to Eat

Mom finds the perfect way to ensure her internet-obsessed kids do their chores

Mom Finds Ingenious Way To Get Kids To Do Chores

If this doesn't motivate her children to clean the kitchen, nothing will.

Easy Chore Ideas for Elementary School Kids

Are you wanting to implement more chores into your kids' time at home? Here are some suggestions for chores for elementary school kids and how to introduce them.

How to Talk to Your Kids about their Habits: Good Ones or Bad Ones

The key is to help kids understand why they do what they do

Five Tips on Helping Kids Make Friends

Though making friends is an important part of being a child, it doesn’t come easy to everyone.

How to pack healthy foods that kids will eat

Simple tweaks to popular lunch items make healthy alternatives.

25 signs you’re a police officer's kid

If you’re a first-generation police officer, there are some things you should know about what it’s like to be your kid

10 things you didn't know about extreme poverty

How to Raise Happy Kids: 7 Essential Strategies

What would bring true happiness to your household? A winning lottery ticket? A vacation home on a faraway beach?

How the New Preschool Is Crushing Kids

Today’s young children are working more, but they’re learning less.

The real reason why poor kids perform worse in school

Should Kids Have Cell Phones?

Do cell phones make kids safer — or more vulnerable? Most parents get kids phones because they seem like a way to keep children safe and connected. After all, with a cell phone, your child can contact you whenever he needs you. Also, you should be able to reach your child (assuming, of course, that she hasn’t lost the cell phone, buried it in a backpack, lent it to a friend, forgotten to turn the ringer on, or decided to ignore it when…

30 Incredible Apps that Will Make Your Kids Become Well-Rounded Adults

The very best apps for kids, to help them learn, improve cognitive skills and have tons of fun doing it.