#childdevelopment
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Why young brains are especially vulnerable to social media
The science behind why apps like TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat impact your child’s brain in a different way than your adult brain.
Psychology | Psychology
How Schools Can Help Kids Make Friends Through Masks - The Atlantic
Some kids are struggling to recognize each other through masks—but schools and parents can teach them other skills to compensate.
Psychology | Psychology
The Secret to Cultivating Confidence In Our Kids
We can give them the tools they need to succeed — one step at a time.
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
How babies integrate new events into their knowledge -- ScienceDaily
Babies seek to understand the world around them and learn many new things every day. Unexpected events -- for example when a ball falls through a table -- provide researchers with the unique opportunity to understand infants' learning processes. What happ
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
NIMH » Large-Scale Genetics Study Sheds Light on Developmental Origins of Autism
Researchers were able to identify different types of rare genetic variations associated with autism spectrum disorder by analyzing data shared via the NIMH-funded Autism Sequencing Consortium.
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
During Adolescence, The Brain 'Rewires' To Prepare For Adulthood
Researchers say that new brain networks "come online" during adolescence, and these fresh connections being made between different parts of the brain help teens cultivate the social skills they need for navigating the world of adulthood.
Family & Parenting | Kid's
Want to Raise a High-Achieving Test Taker? Talk to Them Like This | Fatherly
The way you talk to toddlers can turn them into a high-achieving test taker. But quantity isn't the answer. Not just any conversation will do.
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
Teens Bonds with Parents Impact How "Fast" They "Grow Up"
Whereas many parents recall rebelling as teens and plotting ways to distance themselves from their parents — including getting their driver’s license and moving out of the house — that desire for independence seems to have waned.
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
Babies Can Think Logically before They Learn to Talk
A new study shows language is not a prerequisite for some basic reasoning
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
10 Current Psychology Studies Every Parent Should Know
Whether parents are happier than non-parents, why siblings are so different, the perils of discipline, bedtimes, TV and more…
Family & Parenting | Family and Parenting
Renowned Harvard Psychologist Says ADHD is Largely a Fraud
Respected Harvard psychologist Jerome Kagan says the rise in ADHD is the result of “fuzzy diagnostic practices” that only benefit big pharma and psychiatrists.
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
Memo to Parents: Back Off, and Children Learn More
In “The Gardener and the Carpenter,” Alison Gopnik says children are naturals at learning and have a better chance to develop if parents lighten up.
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
Three Developmental Charts: Erikson, Kohlberg, and Piaget
As a follow-up to my blog posts in the Guide Your Child’s Intellectual Development series, I’ve laid out three developmental charts capturing Erik Erikso...
Family & Parenting | Family and Parenting
Why All the Gloom and Doom About Kids and Screens?
There are some really good reasons to limit screen time for young children. Here is the research about kids and screens to inform your decisions.
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
Why Teens Are So Obsessed With Social Media
They are hard-wired to respond to all those 'likes.'
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
An Age By Age Guide to Sex Education
When it comes to sex education, parents often have many questions. How do I start? What do I say? And when? Here is an age guide for what kids need to know.
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
Young Mice, Like Children, Can Grow Up Too Fast
We often act as if children should grow up as quickly as possible, says Alison Gopnik. But a full childhood is necessary, new research about young mice shows.
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
Parenting Practices that Influence Brain Development - For Better or Worse
Parenting, like all things, has gone through its phases but modern beliefs and practices might be hindering healthy brain development in children.
