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Children Will Wait to Impress Others—Another Twist on the Classic Marshmallow Test
When it comes to self-control, young children are better able to resist temptation and wait for greater rewards if they take into consideration the opinions of others. [September 9, 2020]
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Are You Overpraising Your Child?
“I love it!” It’s a phrase I’ve uttered countless times, typically in response to a new offering from our family’s artist-in-residence, also known as my 6-year-old daughter. I’m being honest — it’s a treat when
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When Things Aren’t OK With a Child’s Mental Health
Last week, to write about the risks of summer — the recurring safety issues of children being out in the sun, or near the water, I talked to safety-minded pediatric emergency room doctors about what was worrying
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Were French People Born to Speak French?
Linguistic anthropologists have observed that people all over the world perceive languages, and speakers of those different languages, as fundamentally different from one another. When people listen to others’ speech, they hear discrete categorical boundaries
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New Content From Current Directions in Psychological Science
A sample of articles on developmental disorders, the development of regret and its impact on decisions, a framework for understanding emotions, how to improve children’s language, and a new model of working memory.
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TikTok is Breeding a New Batch of Child Stars. Psychologists Say What Comes Next Won’t Be Pretty.
In 1968, Andy Warhol predicted that in the future, “everyone will be world famous for 15 minutes.” He was right, and that was before TikTok, where all it takes to blow up is an iPhone