From phone pacing and leg shaking to hair twirling and ring twisting — there’s a common theme uniting many of ADDitude readers’ favorite fidgets: motion. “Mindless” movements and activities like these ...

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 ...

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, ...

My daughter, Natalie, who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is a born fidgeter, and rather than wasting energy trying to sit still and keep her hands quiet, she’s learned to harness ...

As families prepare for the new school year, back-to-school shopping often means picking up the usual supplies: notebooks, pencils, backpacks and new clothes. For some students, the list may also ...

Fidget toys are great for avoiding other kinds of fidgeting, but they are also thought to improve concentration and focus. For some people, the right fidget toy can also reduce nail-biting and other ...

HAZLE TWP. — Toys spread on a table between Lexi Staffin and Mateo Feola included a fidget spinner, a robot with elastic arms and playthings to squeeze, stretch and fold. Lexi and Mateo will share the ...

A 19-year-old Melbourne entrepreneur selling more than 250,000 fidgets annually to teens and adults is turning over $5 million a year through the company he founded eight years ago. Kai Seymon was 11 ...

The doors of the Iowa Events Center haven’t even opened for visitors at the Des Moines Home + Garden Show on Feb. 15 and 13-year-old Mason Meeker already has a customer. Mason, who runs MR. M ...

A self-made group called Rowan Fidgets completed their second week of fidget trading on campus grounds last Thursday.   The ...