If you want to start school on the right foot, it often helps to make sure your shoes are tied tight. But first grade teachers at Stratford Landing Elementary School in Alexandria, Virginia, noticed ...

Can you tie your shoes? It is not a universal skill anymore. I learned to tie my shoes in kindergarten. All my shoes at that age needed tying or buckling. I was a teenager when I wore my first pair of ...

Learning to tie your shoes is a developmental milestone that comes with newfound independence and freedom. Finally, you can lace up and go — no assistance necessary. So, it can be a little alarming ...

When I lived in Boston, there was one memorable 5K where I remember needing to stop because my shoe became untied. Worse—the temperature was below freezing and my ungloved fingers were uncooperative ...

SACRAMENTO - Many of us remember the long-ago day we learned to tie our own shoes. "I learned how to tie my shoes when I was 3 years old," said Kimberly Gomez Santos, a senior at Sacramento State. "My ...

Human children generally learn to tie their shoes by age 5 or 6. Robots, on the other hand, have been working on the problem for decades. In a new paper, Google DeepMind researchers showcase a method ...

I only teach my children things when they show an interest in that task. That means they're behind in some regards, but I don't want to push them when they aren't ready. My daughter needed a new pair ...