How can we help teachers fight the achievement gap? Teachers are in urgent need of information and tools to meet the challenges of the 21st century by Mary Shimazaki / March 15, 2019
The mental health benefits of living closer to nature Exposure to neighborhood green space during childhood may have a protective effect on mental health as an adult by Meeri Kim / March 8, 2019
How video games could help teach adolescents about empathy A study explores video game empathy training as a possible way to improve peer relationships and developmental outcomes by Meeri Kim / February 18, 2019
More sensitive people are also more responsive to positive experiences Michael Pluess studies individual differences in sensitivity to experiences Interview by Sabine Gysi / January 23, 2019
Helping children become both responsible and happy How school environment affects students’ brain architecture, well-being and cognitive ability by Frances Hoferichter / January 3, 2019
“One-on-one relationships of trust have been missing in these kids’ lives” Lucia Kossarova explains how building long-term trusting relationships benefits institutionalized children in Slovakia Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / December 17, 2018
“Psychosocial wellbeing is necessary to reach one’s full potential” Noreen Huni talks about helping children in sub-Saharan Africa learn to feel good about themselves Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / December 12, 2018
Parental migration and the children left behind Children whose parents are working abroad may suffer long-lasting consequences by Alina Botezat / November 30, 2018
Should we feed our children bacteria? Probiotics may be a promising avenue for promoting brain development and boosting learning by Carolina de Weerth / November 28, 2018
Descendants bear imprints of ancestral traumas Brian Dias explains how post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety can be passed on from one generation to the next Interview by Sabine Gysi / November 19, 2018
“Our brain is trying to be plastic most of the time” Takao Hensch looks at the biological basis of brain plasticity and explains how his findings might be of practical benefit to individuals Interview by Sabine Gysi / October 29, 2018
School bullying An ongoing issue that requires prevention and intervention by Annie Brookman-Byrne / October 8, 2018
