It’s an age-old debate: are time-outs bad for kids? Now, a new study suggests that despite sometimes getting a bad
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How to simulate softness: Material design tricks and equations could one day help researchers recreate different sensations of softness for haptic interfaces
What factors affect how human touch perceives softness, like the feel of pressing your fingertip against a marshmallow, a piece
Victorian child hearing-loss databank to go global: A unique databank that profiles children with hearing loss will help researchers globally understand why some children adapt and thrive, while others struggle
A unique Victorian databank that profiles children with hearing loss will help researchers globally understand why some children adapt and
How picture books introduce kids to politics: Analysis details how messages of democracy, leaders, issues presented to young readers
Politics have been known to put adults to sleep, but political engagement could be part of children’s bedtime stories as
Unusual eating behaviors may be a new diagnostic indicator for autism
Atypical eating behaviors may be a sign a child should be screened for autism, according to a new study from
Teens abusing painkillers are more likely to later use heroin
It’s an unforeseen side effect of the nation’s opioid epidemic: Adolescent heroin users. A USC study in the July 8
Early-life challenges affect how children focus, face the day
Adversity early in life tends to affect a child’s executive function skills — their ability to focus, for example, or
Highly qualified staff at state preschools overcome private sector staffing advantage
Better-qualified staff maintain the quality of state-funded preschools, making up for the larger number of children per staff member in
Taking arts classes leads to better academic performance
A new study from the George Mason University Arts Research Center and published in the journal Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity,
The nearer the friends, the stronger the regional identity
A new job, an academic career or a romantic relationship — there are many reasons for young people to move.