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TVs in bedrooms may harm children’s physical and mental health
New Canadian research has found that growing up with a TV in the bedroom may have a negative effect on children’s physical and mental health in their teenage years. Carried out by researchers at the
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Young Trans Children Know Who They Are
Since 2013, Kristina Olson, a psychologist at the University of Washington, has been running a large, long-term study to track the health and well-being of transgender children—those who identify as a different gender from the
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Children’s Verbal Memory to Be Investigated in Replication Project
The editors of AMPPS invite researchers to apply to participate in this Registered Replication Report.
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So Your Child Has Failed. Here’s What to Do Next
Just like adults, children sometimes fail. And when they do, parents too often do not react. They figure that failure is a part of life—that it teaches an important lesson. But that may not actually
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The ‘Unschooling’ Movement: Letting Children Lead Their Learning
Is a child who spends the day watching videos or playing in the backyard actually learning? Yes, say advocates of the “unschooling” movement. Guests Maleka Diggs, founder of Eclectic Learning Network, a secular, black and
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Your Lonely Child’s Path to a Happier Life
Many children come home from school around this time of year with a lament no parent wants to hear: “Nobody likes me.” While childhood inflicts emotional bumps and bruises on most people, feeling rejected by
