Caring for children: Meeting basic needs is not enough What is often overlooked is attention to children’s cognitive, social, and emotional needs by Kathryn L. Humphreys and Pia Viviani / November 24, 2020
Online labs: under development Remote research presents new opportunities to understand how children learn by Moira R. Dillon / July 9, 2020
Food insecurity and its consequences for children’s development COVID-19 intensifies the problem by Elisabetta Aurino and Sharon Wolf / April 20, 2020
The father-child bond is important, too Children’s attachment to one parent is no less important than their attachment to the other, but simply different and complementary by Daniel Paquette / April 8, 2020
“The foundation for reading is laid starting at birth” Children should have contact with books and other written materials long before the start of school, says Kouider Mokhtari Interview by Laura Millmann / March 30, 2020
Quality early education can help slow learners catch up Early intervention is key in preventing placement in special education by Jack Graham / February 3, 2020
Children’s shifting responses are more than what they seem Repeated questioning can result in variable responses because children are leveraging the social context to learn about the world by Elizabeth Bonawitz / January 9, 2020
Early childhood education and care practices across countries Detecting common barriers and development opportunities by Elizabeth A. Shuey / November 18, 2019
“There are no disadvantages to raising children bilingually” Linguist Jürgen Meisel encourages parents to take advantage of children’s innate language ability from birth Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / October 7, 2019
Cognitive Artificial Intelligence: Building better machines (and babies!) With what we learn from AI about the origins and development of human thought, we can design better educational programs by Moira R. Dillon / September 24, 2019
“Children have to navigate the moral inconsistencies of adults” Psychologist and cognitive scientist Paul Bloom wants to get to the bottom of how children’s sense of morality develops Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / August 19, 2019
The mystery of childhood mental health Neurobiologist Michael Meaney explains why he is determined to discover how early circumstances might dictate children’s mental health Interview by Helena Pozniak / August 12, 2019
