Experts tell Newsweek why parents should let kids make mistakes, learn from experience, and even face a few natural ...

Along with early-childhood specialist Ann McKitrick, together they note that infants may show a preference for helpful behaviour, yet it’s only later, often in adolescence, that children begin to ...

In my youth, I came to understand the term "common sense" as implying that though you may not have extensive knowledge about a topic or even extensive skill in reasoning, you likely have enough of ...

Having common sense helps people understand the world around them and identify what they need to do to succeed. However, when someone doesn't have common sense, they find simple tasks more challenging ...

Wisdom doesn't always inherently grow with age, according to a study from Current Opinion in Psychology, but for people with a strong foundation of common sense and emotional intelligence, the more ...