Tag: developmental psychology

Study suggests that with engaged parenting, happy babies can avoid the “terrible twos”

From the University of Cambridge press release: Parents should not feel pressured to make their young children undertake structured learning or achieve specific tasks, particularly during lockdown. A new study… Read more »

Study suggests children who have difficult relationships with their moms are clingy towards teachers

From the New York University press release: Children who experience “dependent” or clingy relationships with their preschool teachers tend to also have difficulties in their relationships with their mothers finds… Read more »

Study suggests children have very precise expectations about adults’ communicative actions

From the Universitat Pompeu Fabra – Barcelona press release: Adults talk to babies differently from how we would speak to other adults. Compared to how adults speak, speech directed at… Read more »

Study suggests ‘parentese’ helps parents, babies make ‘conversation’ and boosts language development

From the University of Washington press release: Used in virtually all of the world’s languages, parentese is a speaking style that draws baby’s attention. Parents adopt its simple grammar and… Read more »

Study suggests that baby and adult brains ‘sync up’ during play

From the Princeton University press release: Have you ever played with a baby and felt a sense of connection, even though they couldn’t yet talk to you? New research suggests… Read more »

Study suggests animated books can help learning

From the Carnegie Mellon University press release: Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that digital storybooks that animate upon a child’s vocalization offer beneficial learning opportunities, especially for children with… Read more »

Study suggests dogs promote reading for young readers

From the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus press release: Reading in the presence of a pooch may be the page-turning motivation young children need, suggests a UBC researcher. Camille… Read more »

Study suggests how babies integrate new events into their knowledge

From the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences press release: Miriam Langeloh from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Moritz Köster from the… Read more »