Overcoming adversity Dante Cicchetti on the impact of difficult life conditions and the role of resilience in child development February 22, 2021
Do older children influence their siblings’ willingness to take risks? New research on adolescent risk-taking sheds light on the influence of sibling relationships by Juanita Bawagan / January 28, 2021
How to help an ‘orchid child’ blossom The right environment can shape whether some children struggle or thrive Interview by Juanita Bawagan / October 27, 2020
Managing children’s anxiety at home Some techniques can help support a child who is suffering from anxiety by Kathryn Bates / May 14, 2020
Growing up fast in lockdown It has been a time of immense change in many countries. What are the consequences for children’s development? by Jennifer E. Symonds / May 7, 2020
Back to school means confronting the education gap As the COVID-19 lockdown eases in some countries, teachers are unsure what awaits by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / May 4, 2020
“What’s the best superpower?” Creative communication can bring parents and children closer together Interview by Laura Millmann / April 30, 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
Children need honest information, rather than to be shielded from reality Parents need to take their children’s concerns seriously and help them deal with what they are seeing and feeling Interview by Laura Millmann / April 6, 2020
The powerful indirect influence of genes on children’s success Through parenting, genes become effective even if a child didn’t inherit them by Jasmin Wertz / October 28, 2019
Teaching children about diverse families LGBT-inclusive education is important for children’s wellbeing by Annie Brookman-Byrne / October 23, 2019
Do the children of older parents have more behavior problems? New research suggests this is not the case by Mariëlle Zondervan-Zwijnenburg / September 5, 2019