Audrey-Ann Deneault

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From left, director Andrew Stanton, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack with people costumed as Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and Jessie at a film launch, May 28, 2026, in London. (Millie Turner/Invision/AP)

Dans « Histoire de jouets 5 », c’est la technologie vs les jouets – un dilemme auquel les familles sont aussi confrontées

Le 5ᵉ opus d’Histoire de jouets aborde ce que la recherche nous apprend sur le jeu et les technologies numériques, ainsi que sur les moyens de favoriser un équilibre sain.
From left, director Andrew Stanton, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack with people costumed as Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and Jessie at a film launch, May 28, 2026, in London. (Millie Turner/Invision/AP)

In Toy Story 5, it’s tech versus toys — something families are grappling with

The film is a chance to examine what research tells us about the roles of play and digital technology in children’s lives, and how parents can support a healthy balance.
Nate Bargatze, who stars in ‘The Breadwinner,’ and co-wrote the film, speaks during opening night and the Sony Pictures Entertainment presentation at CinemaCon on April 13, 2026, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

The Breadwinner: Comedy doesn’t need flawless dads, but we do need competent ones

Comedic portrayals of incompetent dads can distort public understanding of fathers’ essential and real-life contributions to children’s development.
Le 14 février 2025 à Ottawa, des personnes patinent sur le canal Rideau avec un grand drapeau canadien pour le lancement des célébrations du 60e anniversaire du Jour du drapeau national du Canada. La Presse canadienne/Adrian Wyld

Voici comment aborder les tensions entre le Canada et les États‑Unis avec les enfants

Des chercheurs en psychologie proposent cinq façons pour les parents de parler à leurs enfants de la guerre commerciale canado-américaine.
People skate with a large Canadian flag on the Rideau Canal to launch celebrations for the 60th Anniversary of the National Flag of Canada Day, Feb. 14, 2025 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

How to talk with children about Canada‑U.S. tensions

Psychology researchers studying parent-child relationships and child mental health offer five ways parents can address public discourse around a trade war.
La technoconférence fréquente peut perturber des interactions essentielles entre parents et enfants. (Shutterstock)

Les cellulaires nuisent à votre relation avec vos enfants et à leur santé mentale

L’utilisation de la technologie interfère avec les relations parents-enfants. Voici des méthodes efficaces pour remédier à ce phénomène qu’on appelle la « technoférence ».
Efforts to ban smart phones in classrooms are well intentioned and seek to support youth, but research supporting these practices is still unsettled. (Shutterstock)

Social media warning labels and school cell phone bans: Do they unlock better youth mental health?

Concerns surrounding cell phones and social media are grabbing headlines, but what does the science say?
The sun sets over electric pylons along a solar farm near Weifang in eastern China’s Shandong province in March 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Emotions may matter more than facts in shaping individual support for renewable energy, new study shows

Emotions help shape opinion on energy sources. Understanding this can allow us to design better zero-carbon policies.
A child’s sense of attachment with parents or caregivers is formed from the consolidation of a series of interactions and responses during the child’s first year of life (and beyond). (Shutterstock)

How children’s secure attachment sets the stage for positive well‑being

Parents or caregivers who a child can return to in times of distress to receive comfort or protection provide a secure base for the child from which they feel safe to explore the world.
Before going out, instead of doing the planning yourself, ask your child to help plan or map out the route, read a map, decide what to pack and check and prepare for the weather. (Pexels/RDNE Stock project)

7 everyday ways to foster children’s math and literacy skills to avoid ‘summer slide’ learning loss

Any activity that you and your child enjoy can be educational, sometimes with just small tweaks.
Parents, caregivers and educators must encourage their children to talk about and understand climate change before participating in climate action. (Shutterstock)

Engage, Educate and Empower: The 3 Es to discuss climate change with children

Discussing climate change with children is important, and the three Es can help facilitate these discussions.
It is not just the number of words that children hear that is important — the quality of the language children hear also matters. (Shutterstock)

How caregivers can help build children’s emerging language skills

Given the clear importance of language skills for lifelong outcomes, it is critical to set children up early for language success.
After long periods of social isolation with family members, it may be hard for some children — and parents — to be separated. (Pexels/ August de Richelieu)

Does my child have separation anxiety? How parents can help with children’s back‑to‑school fears

When you layer a pandemic on top of back-to-school, many children may struggle with separation anxiety. Here are some strategies parents can use to help reduce anxiety in their children.
Some parents may find it difficult to grant their emerging adult children increased autonomy and independence. (Shutterstock)

How parents’ psychological control may lead to young adult students’ fear of failure

A study found that students’ experiences of parents’ psychological control predicted higher fear of failure and worse adjustment to their university studies.

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