Children can communicate themselves effectively in a classroom or social setting, learn the value of clarity and persuasion, and develop their self-esteem and confidence through public speaking.

Listening skills take a long time to develop in young children, mainly because young children have short attention spans and are easily distracted by people and things around them.

Ready or not, across the country, a new crop of kindergarteners has entered the K-12 school system. Their teachers will spend these early weeks determining where the 5- and 6-year-olds are ...

Social-emotional skills—listening and following directions and sharing, cooperating with others, and taking turns—topped the list of the tasks that children today are having more trouble with ...