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We often think of mental health in the negative, such as having a disorder or problem. However, mental health is actually a state of well-being. It guides our ability to cope with life stressors, ...

As the school year ends, parents and guardians can do their kids a big favor by insisting they not shelve away books for the summer. Encourage the elementary-age child in your life to read daily.

Local YMCA Reads! program helps struggling kindergartners through fourth graders go from "learning to read" to "reading to ...

Before she was 19, Shelby Zang didn't consider herself a reader. "You could not catch me reading a book," Zang tells TODAY.com. Then, during a gap year between high school and college, she started ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Stopping the Summer Slide refers to the effort to prevent learning loss that occurs over summer break when children are out of school. Many studies have shown that students who ...

Debra Paris dons llama pajamas to read "Llama Llama Hoppity-Hop" to children in the Prime Time Reading program at the Learning Community Center of North Omaha. Kids and parents share quality time ...

NEW YORK — People stop reading in adulthood for lots of reasons. But it’s never too late to turn the page on old habits and start again. Curling up with a good book can reduce stress, increase ...