The Montessori method helped produce scions like Sergey Brin, Jeff Bezos, and Beyoncé. Parents are clamoring for toys that ...

Mike Wood, founder of LeapFrog Enterprises, has died at 72 in Switzerland by physician-assisted suicide after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

The creator of the beloved educational electronic toy company LeapFrog has died by way of physician-assisted suicide, according to a report. Mike Wood, 72, decided to end his life on April 10 ...

For those of us who aren't teachers (and even some of us who are), this is where educational toys come in. Whether you're ...

They may not know his name, but lots of children who grew up in the aughts honed their reading and phonics skills with his electronic toys. Mike Wood, who created the LeapFrog franchise, died last ...

In a world full of screens, bright colors, and flashing lights, there’s something nostalgic and soothing about classic wooden toys. Not only are they made from a natural non-toxic material ...

Lots of birthdays are in the spring and summer, and if you’re shopping for the perfect gift for the young ones that’s both ...

So, on his own time, Wood developed the prototype of an electronic toy that played sounds when ... he called "the LeapFrog generation" gain an educational leg up. He had "famously fluffy hair ...

By Trip Gabriel Mike Wood was a young father when his toddler’s struggles to read led him to develop one of a generation’s most fondly remembered toys. Mr. Wood’s 3-year-old son, Mat ...