The recent decision by the Chicago Public Schools system to reinstate recess, effectively reversing years of optional recess policy (an option that was exercised less and less), is a step in the right ...

My toddler started walking two months ago, and since then, we’ve become frequent visitors to our local parks. I feel like I’ve leveled up to a new status in the parenting club, which comes with a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

We all knew one growing up. The playground bully. We saw him pick on smaller kids after school or at recess. We saw him pull on girls’ ponytails. We saw him lift a pack of chewing gum at the drugstore ...

Ah, the playground — where little kid dreams are made, and a parent's patience is tested. Case in point: One mom was caught in drama after stepping in to stop an older child from taking the toy her ...

A little boy bullied me at recess on my first day of kindergarten. After high school graduation, he kissed my best friend under a tree in his backyard. In the sixth grade, my best friend and I ...

"One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized, and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.” –Michael J. Fox National Bullying Prevention Month is a nationwide campaign ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...