Teaching parents to play with their children is taking off in rural Zambia, but volunteers need better funding, training and support to reach every family.
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More than 25 states require students to learn to read and write in cursive.
Caregivers often seek a specific age that their child can be left home alone. However, the neuroscience of brain development suggests that readiness depends on much more than a birthday.
A children’s writer explains how ‘Where the Wild Things Are,’ ‘The Rabbit Listened’ and other stories can help prepare kindergarten students for this next phase of life.
Caring for a toddler can be challenging and requires patience. Understanding the psychology behind a toddler’s actions can help weather some of the rockier days.
Reading together and taking an interest in homework makes a difference to young children’s learning.
A study tracking nearly 4,000 NZ children finds that, by eroding self-belief, adversity can leave them feeling less connected to school.
AI toys can tell stories, chat about a child’s interests, play games or even discuss what’s happening in the world today. But they come with risks.
Unstructured play – especially the kind that allows kids to test their limits – can help children become competent, independent adults.
My study shows people can recall more detailed childhood memories if they ‘reinhabit’ the body they had as a child.
Legends about Jesus’ early years that circulated in medieval Europe often drew on apocryphal texts.
Why do some young people step easily into leadership roles while others struggle to get a foot in the door? New research sheds light on the answer.
In Homework, renowned writer Geoff Dyer meditates on the whole, small world of childhood – and how class influences who we become.
Toni Jordan’s novel Tenderfoot, a bracing, beautiful meditation on childhood, shares crossovers with her own life.
Behind teenagers’ refusal to answer the phone lies a global transformation in communication norms. Here are some explanations for parents… and everyone else.
She’s six years old, lives in Brisbane and might just be one of the best resilience coaches on television.
Doing everything for your child robs them of an opportunity to learn. Here are the dos and don'ts.
Research in Madagascar points to economic constraints as the main reason firstborns take on adult lives relatively young, compared with their younger siblings.
It’s never too early – or late – to protect your brain. Research shows dementia prevention could begin as early as childhood.
Growing up is a gradual process, and the timing isn’t the same for everyone. But you will be tried as an adult if you are over 18 and accused of committing a crime.
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Professor of Teacher Education, University of Toronto
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Assistant Professor, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
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Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Wollongong
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Distinguished Professor and Borden Chair of Leadership, Smith School of Business, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor and Ken Croft Chair in Management, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor at MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Lecturer in Humanities, University of East Anglia
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University
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Centre for Community Child Health
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Research Associate, Institute of Infection Immunity and Inflammation , University of Glasgow
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Professor of Sleep Neuroscience, University of Leicester
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Lecturer in Sport and Education, University of Bath
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Lecturer of Psychology, University of Stirling
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Visiting Professor of Advocacy for Children and Childhood, Nottingham Trent University