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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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
Kids store 1.5 megabytes of information to master their native language
Learning one’s native language may seem effortless. One minute, we’re babbling babies. The next we’re in school reciting Martin Luther
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.
Infants are more likely to learn when with a peer
Infants are more likely to learn from on-screen instruction when paired with another infant as opposed to viewing the lesson
Cumulative sub-concussive impacts in a single season of youth football: Researchers find no association with declines in neurocognitive measures
In an investigation of head impact burden and change in neurocognitive function during a season of youth football, researchers find
Getting help with parenting makes a difference — at any age
A new Oxford University study finds that parenting interventions for helping children with behaviour problems are just as effective in
Father’s genes can impact motherly love
A father’s genes are no longer thought to just provide a blueprint for the growth and development of their offspring.
Pucker up, baby! Lips take center stage in infants’ brains
A typically developing 2-month-old baby can make cooing sounds, suck on her hand to calm down and smile at people.