Occupational therapist Tera Robinson has seen fidget spinners help kids to concentrate in the classroom. She explains why and how they can be helpful. Fidgets in the Classroom: Why? What? How? We are ...

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 ...

ELDRIDGE, Iowa - - There's a new fad among students that has been causing a distraction in the classroom. Fidget Spinners fit between two fingers and have become popular among kids at North Scott ...

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, ...

Fidget spinners are the latest craze for young people, but they were originally created for anxiety, autism and helping people focus. They come in all shapes and sizes.The spinners have been banned in ...

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 ...

Well-meaning adults decided a good prescription for schoolchildren with attention issues was a toy that promised to divert nervous energy. They called it the “fidget spinner.” What they never imagined ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 fidgets ...