From the New York University press release: Encouraging children “to help,” rather than asking them to “be helpers,” can instill persistence as they work to fulfill daily tasks that are… Read more »
From the Aarhus University press release: They have only just learnt to walk and talk — and have only just started to develop social relationships with children of their own… Read more »
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: A new study finds that 21-month-old infants can distinguish between respect-based power asserted by a leader and fear-based power wielded by… Read more »
From the Arizona State University press release: The first few years of a child’s life are crucial for learning language, and though scientists know the “when,” the “how” is still… Read more »
From the Emory Health Sciences press release: Even before toddlers can form a complete sentence, they are attuned to how others may be judging them, finds a new study by… Read more »
From the American Psychological Association press release: Some 50 years since the original “marshmallow test” in which most preschoolers gobbled up one treat immediately rather than wait several minutes to… Read more »
From the University of Michigan press release: From a young age, children have a nuanced understanding of fairness. New University of Michigan research indicates that children as young as 5… Read more »
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Young children are more likely to behave aggressively if they think other children want to hurt them — for example,… Read more »
From the University of Waterloo press release: Children as young as age three are able to make judgements about who owns an object based on its location, according to a… Read more »
From the University of Washington press release: Research shows that the more skills children bring with them to kindergarten — in basic math, reading, even friendship and cooperation — the… Read more »
