WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - It’s one thing to fidget in the classroom. It’s another to fidget during holiday break. Ashley Castillo, a fourth grade teacher at Wilmington Preparatory Academy is hoping ...

Fidget spinners, a Rubik’s cube, and more toys for kids to quietly release those wiggles. As a mom and a teacher, I’ve seen my fair share of fidget toys both at home and in the classroom. I understand ...

Fidgeting didn’t start with the spinner craze. If you’ve ever clicked a ballpoint pen again and again, you’ve used a fidget item. As part of our work, we’ve asked people what items they like to fidget ...

CHICAGO - The latest craze in classrooms and on playgrounds comes in the form of brightly colored, hand-held trinkets that spin, have buttons to push or otherwise keep hands occupied. The aptly named ...

First there were the fidget spinners, then the squishies, then the pop toys, then the faux game controllers, bendable this-and-thats and a number of other hand-held items that my kids could manipulate ...

Fidget toys are not new. These handheld objects come in all shapes and sizes, from stress balls to putty and bracelets. For years, fidgets have been used as tools by teachers, therapists and parents ...

Melissa Ferry is a big believer in the benefits of allowing students to use fidget toys in the classroom. She points to research indicating that playing with fidget toys - little gadgets, cubes, ...

Katherine Isbister receives funding from Committee for Children, a nonprofit focused on teaching children social-emotional skills. Fidgeting didn’t start with the spinner craze. If you’ve ever clicked ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Fidgeting didn't start with the spinner craze. If ...