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The Science Behind Making Your Child Smarter
What parents wouldn’t want to give their children the ability to get good grades and excel at work? Those benefits are linked in research to a high IQ. Dozens of recent studies shed new light
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Eleanor E. Maccoby, 1917-2018
The APS William James Fellow was a pioneer in the study of gender development and differentiation.
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‘Fortnite’ Reaches New Level Of Video Game Popularity — And Addiction
If you’re having trouble getting your kid to the dinner table because they’re playing ‘Fortnite,’ you’re not alone. Over 200 million gamers have registered for the video game worldwide. And it’s not just kids —
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Pretend play is less beneficial for early child development than play that’s rooted in real life
Child-raising and early education would do well to shift towards play, books, and visual media that are more rooted in real life. Young children—particularly those aged over three years—often prefer these things to pretend play
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Can Childhood Stress Affect the Immune System?
Whether it’s growing up in gut-wrenching poverty, dealing with dysfunctional family dynamics, or coping with persistent bullying in school, extreme adversity can shatter a child’s sense of emotional well-being. But does it also place kids
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Bringing Up Baby
Bababababa, dadadadada, ahgagaga. Got that? Babies are speaking to us all the time, but most of us have no clue what they’re saying. To us non-babies, it all sounds like charming, mysterious, gobbledegook. To researchers