Ever tried reading to help you fall asleep? It can be work, so long as you have the right accessories for bedtime stories. Get recs here. In recent weeks, I’ve had a few 4 a.m. wake-ups, and no ...

Have you ever been so exhausted you felt like you could barely function (because that's what happens when you're deprived of sleep), only to get home, get ready for bed, and then lie awake all night?

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Reading fluency is the ability to read with proper speed, accuracy, and expression. Children, and people in general, must be able to read fluently in order to understand what they’re reading. This ...

Addiction can include waves of loss and trauma that go well beyond what the person with addiction experiences. As a school and family counselor, understanding the ripple effect of addiction, and ...

Includes updates and/or revisions. The $1 billion-a-year Reading First program has had no measurable effect on students’ reading comprehension, on average, although participating schools are spending ...

Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, deputy editor at So Yummy and senior lifestyle editor at Hunker. Over the past 10+ years, Anna has also written for the ...

If you are one of the 40 million people in the United States suffering from anxiety, you know how utterly crushing it can feel, and how hard it can be to deal with every day. If you happen to be a ...

When we read, we use many parts of our brain. We use vivid imagery as well as memory to follow a plot, or main idea. Reading can be like mental gymnastics for the brain. Recent research supports the ...

Having fewer than five close friends may not provide enough social contact. But larger numbers are less likely to be close friends. The dilemma of technology frequently means that despite some people ...