Early childhood education has immense benefits Angelica Ponguta explores ways to help at-risk children develop to their full potential Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / April 25, 2018
How the brain develops, grows, and learns throughout our lives A two-minute animated introduction to brain development by Nora Maria Raschle and Sabine Gysi / March 28, 2018
Blaming smartphones, but missing the point The "new digital divide" entails new opportunities for most young people, but increased risk for the most vulnerable, says Candice Odgers Interview by Sabine Gysi / February 21, 2018
Educational inequalities – can adaptive teaching make a difference? Hanna Dumont talks about why adaptive teaching can be a win-win situation in the classroom Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / February 7, 2018
Stress during pregnancy affects both mother and baby Scientists are working on developing adequate treatments by Carolina de Weerth / January 26, 2018
“Just being around peers seems to encourage curiosity” How does curiosity develop in children, and what role does it play in learning? Are the effects of discouraging curiosity reversible? Interview by Sabine Gysi / December 15, 2017
In Britain, life expectancy of poorest children is 8-9 years shorter Candice Odgers about sharing the tools that help implement better policy and change the trajectories of children’s lives Interview by Sabine Gysi / November 29, 2017
How social robots can make children more curious Helping children to maintain and increase their curiosity throughout their elementary school years by Goren Gordon / October 27, 2017
Play in childhood supports same skills that underlie scientific reasoning Children’s curiosity and scientific reasoning skills are affected when early playful experiences are cut short Interview by Sabine Gysi / October 25, 2017
The comfort of online friends Parents might want to consider their children’s personality types in determining policies around social media and Internet use at home by Gillian R. Hayes / October 23, 2017
How do certain gene variants shape kids’ development and life outcomes? Understanding education-associated gene variants could help to devise interventions that will promote positive development for all children Interview by Sabine Gysi / October 18, 2017
Kids growing up in poverty struggle to acquire vital cognitive abilities Silvia Bunge on developing interventions to better support the learning of goal-directed behavior and reasoning in children Interview by Sabine Gysi / October 11, 2017
