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A Child’s Environment May Shape How Their Brain Solves Problems
The findings may have implications for the classroom, as well as for broader efforts to reduce socioeconomic disparities in children’s academic outcomes.
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How Kids Learn the Power of Persistence
Teaching: Lesson plans to teach students cutting-edge research on parenting and introduce feedback loops and expectancy-value theory.
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Seeking Evidence of Altruism in Turbulent Times
Psychological research is showing that altruism does exist, an understanding that could lead to a more empathetic world.
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Australia’s Grand Social-Media Experiment
To celebrate the start of a nationwide ban on social media for kids under the age of 16, the Australian government lit the Sydney Harbour Bridge with the slogan Let Them Be Kids. … Candice Odgers
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Why Are ADHD Rates On the Rise?
In some parts of the world, record numbers of people are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In the United States, for example, government researchers last year reported that more than 11% of
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The Screen That Ate Your Child’s Education
The standardized test scores of American students had been rising for decades. Then they began to slide, dropping to their lowest point in two decades in 2023 and 2024. This is not a problem confined
