From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert: Even kindergarteners know that thinking positively will make you feel better. And parents’ own feelings of optimism may play a role in whether…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: Most adults can’t recall events that took place before they were 3 or 4 years old—a phenomenon called childhood amnesia. While some people…
From the Johns Hopkins University press release: Fifteen years ago, textbooks on human development stated that babies 6 months of age or younger had no sense of “object permanence” – the psychological term that describes…
From the Concordia University press release: Babies love to imitate. Ask any parent and they’ll report how infants mimic sounds, facial expressions and actions they observe. Now new research from Concordia University, published in the…
From the University of Illinois press release: High-quality friendships in kindergarten may mean that boys will have fewer behavior problems and better social skills in first and third grades, said Nancy McElwain, a University of…
From the University of British Columbia press release: Babies as young as eight months old prefer it when people who commit or condone antisocial acts are mistreated, a new study led by a University of…