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How to Connect with Your Grandkids While Long-Distance Grandparenting

two children holding up magazine on video call with grandparent

Why Magazines Make the Best Long-Distance Gifts for Grandkids

preschooler giving thumbs up to parent

Social & Emotional Development

Encouraging Quotes for the First Day of Preschool

child reading on library floor with adult

Learning & School Readiness

10 Creative (and Fun!) Ways to Prevent Summer Learning Loss

young child practicing learning with workbook

Learning & School Readiness

Build Healthy Study Habits with Bite-Sized Learning and Play

preschoolers working together as a group

Learning & School Readiness

Activities to Grow Kindness for Preschoolers at Home

Helping Kids Have Kind Conversations During Election Season

Learning & School Readiness

Five Tips for Helping Kids Have Kind Conversations During Election Season

Highlights CoComelon

Learning & School Readiness

4 Ways Highlights CoComelon Helps Families Connect and Grow Together

Ramadan decor

Cultural Understanding

How Do You Celebrate Ramadan?

Baby sitting in sun and exploring grass.

Social & Emotional Development

The Surprising Benefits of Outdoor Play for Babies

Two teen Black girls hold colorful signs that say Juneteenth on them.

Cultural Understanding

How Do You Celebrate: Juneteenth

These 84 clever ways to boost summer learning will keep your kids busy and engaged all summer long. Learn about the summer bridge activities you can do with your kids!

Learning & School Readiness

84 Inspired and Clever Ways to Boost Summer Learning

Young boy sitting at a desk doing homework by a window.

Learning & School Readiness

6 Ways to End Homework Meltdowns for Good

Little boy sitting at a desk and smiling with a pencil and paper

Social & Emotional Development

7 Reasons Why Handwriting Is Important for Kids

Multiracial children holding hands in a circle on grass.

Social & Emotional Development

What Do We Say to Kids When They Learn That Some “Helpers” Can’t Be Trusted?

Stuffed teddy bear and crocheted heart on beach with woman’s hand.

Social & Emotional Development

How to Talk to Kids About Tragedies and Disasters

Top view of young girl whipping eggs in a bowl with a wire whisk in kitchen

Social & Emotional Development

5 Ways to Raise a Kid Who Feels Confident in the Kitchen

Little girl listening to a shell on the beach with her mom.

Social & Emotional Development

10 Essential Products to Make Your Beach Trip a Blast

Three preschool children singing songs with their teacher.

Social & Emotional Development

Why Self-Control Matters in Preschoolers

Child picking up his toys.

Social & Emotional Development

7 Confidence-Boosting Chores for Kids of All Ages

Little girl in pink sweater giving thumbs up sign.

Social & Emotional Development

8 Ways To Show Gratitude to Community Workers

Funny happy toddler girl standing in the kitchen, holding dishes and putting a bowl on head.

Social & Emotional Development

3 Games to Speed Up a Clean Up

Little boy and dad smiling at each other while lying in grass.

Social & Emotional Development

6 Ways to Help Your Child Master The Art of Small Talk

Little girl with arms crossed, angry at her mom.

Social & Emotional Development

7 Reasons Why Back Talk is Important (Yes, Really)

Little girl hugging a man wearing a plaid shirt.

Social & Emotional Development

5 Ways to Help Children Manage Anxiety and Grief

Social & Emotional Development

Dear Highlights Podcast: Conversations from Season 4

boy blowing soap bubbles on sepia toned landscape

Social & Emotional Development

6 Tips and Tricks to Help Your Child Relax

Little girl standing next to a green wall with imaginary gears above her head.

Social & Emotional Development

The Truth About Kids and Executive Function

Grandmother reading High Five magazine to her preschool grandchild.

Learning & School Readiness

5 Reasons Why High Five Magazine is Great for Your Preschooler

Black History Month painting by Raissa Figueroa

Cultural Understanding

10 Highlights Stories to Celebrate Black History Month

A boy and a girl lighting a menorah together.

Cultural Understanding

How Do You Celebrate: Hanukkah

Little girl hugging mother before school with school bus in the background.

Hard Conversations

4 Things Parents Can Do Right Now to Speak Up Against School Shootings

Little girl wearing a pink sweatshirt and holding a space rocket made out of cardboard.

Social & Emotional Development

8 Space Crafts and Gifts to Nurture Your Child’s Love of Space

Little boy sitting sadly against a wall in a classroom.

Expert Advice on How Parents Can Deal with School Avoidance

Little girl sitting in a field with a teddy bear under a purple sky.

Social & Emotional Development

Dear Highlights Podcast: How Caregivers and Communities Can Heal from Trauma

A group of helper hands joined to form a heart with a sunset in the background.

Social & Emotional Development

Dear Highlights Podcast: How to Be The Helper That Today’s Children Need

Jill Biden Shares With Highlights How We Can Support Veterans on Veterans Day and Every Day

Cultural Understanding

Jill Biden Shares With Highlights How We Can Support Veterans on Veterans Day and Every Day

Two kids holding carved pumpkins up to their faces.

Social & Emotional Development

11 Scary Movies Kids Will Love (and You Will, Too)

Two teddy bears hugging on a pillow.

Social & Emotional Development

When The Holidays Hurt: 4 Ways To Parent Through Grief

Little girl in a pink sweatsuit with rocket wings pointing to the sky.

Social & Emotional Development

25 Fantasy Gifts for Imaginative Play

Little boy sitting at a table playing with plastic dinosaurs.

Social & Emotional Development

15 Highlights Gifts for Kids Who Are Wild About Dinosaurs

Recreational vehicle at sunset with parent and child holding hands in sillouette.

Social & Emotional Development

Dear Highlights Podcast: One Family Discusses Their “Permanent Vacation”

Little girl in yellow sweatshirt being silly and holding two yellow ornaments to her eyes.

Social & Emotional Development

31 Cozy Christmas Jokes For Kids

Smiling kids decorating Christmas cookies

Cultural Understanding

How Do You Celebrate: Christmas

Colorful skulls on display for Day of The Dead

Cultural Understanding

How Do You Celebrate: Day of The Dead (Dia de los Muertos)

Little boy holding a gift with gold wrapping paper in the snow.

Social & Emotional Development

Kids Wrote to Highlights and Shared What They Really Want for the Holidays

Social & Emotional Development

Behind-the-Scenes at Highlights with CEO Kent Johnson

Little girl sitting on steps with her head in her lap while a group of kids points and laughs.

Social & Emotional Development

What’s the Difference Between Teasing, Bullying and Social Aggression? An Expert Weighs In

Queen Elizabeth riding in a carriage

Cultural Understanding

Queen Elizabeth II: A Princess Who Could Tune An Engine

Colorful craft project spelling the word “Diwali”

Cultural Understanding

How Do You Celebrate: Diwali

Woman with baby on lap using laptop on a desk with kids’ toys.

Social & Emotional Development

Using Data to Guide Parenting Decisions, a Discussion with Dr. Emily Oster

Young boy in blue shirt doing homework at the kitchen table.

Learning & School Readiness

Dear Highlights Podcast: Do Kids Have Too Much Homework?

Water bottle, pencil case and Highlights books are back to school essentials.

Social & Emotional Development

20 Products to Set Your Homeschool Up for Success

Looking for school readiness products to get your little one ready for school? You can find everything you need for going back to school in our Back-to-School Essentials Guide.

Learning & School Readiness

Back-To-School Essentials That Will Help Your Kids Start Smart

Man and toddler looking at birdhouse together.

Social & Emotional Development

11 Tips to Encourage Curiosity in Kids

Child gripping a pencil and writing in a notebook.

Learning & School Readiness

10 Smart Ways to Make Handwriting Fun

Two babies playing with blocks next to each other.

Social & Emotional Development

Why Babies Need Parallel Play

Kids peering into a fishing net.

Social & Emotional Development

How to Raise a Curious Kid

Two women on the floor, smiling at a baby between them.

Social & Emotional Development

The Serious Value of Silly Sounds

Graphic depicting the question, “Why is the sky blue?”

Learning & School Readiness

Science Questions Answered: Why Is The Sky Blue?

Five children sitting under trees, laughing together.

Social & Emotional Development

Here’s Why Having Friends Boosts Kids’ Well-Being

Two preschool-age girls in pajamas laughing on a bed.

Social & Emotional Development

Why Preschoolers Love Potty Talk

Man and young boy reading books together outside.

Nonfiction Books Your Kids Will Love (Yes, Really!)

Woman and baby reading a story book together on a bed.

Social & Emotional Development

6 Types of Books Your Baby Needs Now

Three boys whispering secrets to each other in a classroom.

Social & Emotional Development

8 Tips to Help Kids Cope with Cliques

Toddler pointing to story book on coffee table.

Social & Emotional Development

The Benefits of Reading Board Books to Babies

Mother and baby waving hands in the air while singing together.

Social & Emotional Development

The Ultimate Baby Song Playlist

Baby crawling on the floor with a toy while a woman watches.

Social & Emotional Development

The Best Developmental Toys for Babies

Girl staring at herself intently in a mirror.

Social & Emotional Development

Smart Strategies for When Kids Compare Themselves to Others

Toddler on the floor holding toy robot.

Social & Emotional Development

It’s Mine! Why Even Generous Toddlers Become Possessive

A child’s hands putting puzzle pieces together on a table.

Social & Emotional Development

Why It’s Good That Your Child Loves Puzzles

Woman and girl smiling with their foreheads touching.

Social & Emotional Development

Is Your Child Going Through an “All-About-Me” Phase? Here’s Expert Advice

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