Even three-year-olds have a keen sense of fairness Very young children already have a nuanced appreciation of intentionality by Jessica Carolyn Bühler / November 14, 2018
How easily someone is disgusted predicts their general moral notions David A. Pizarro explains one possible reason why moral, social and political judgments differ so widely Interview by Sabine Gysi / August 29, 2018
Starting childcare early affects personality traits in adolescence Children who enter day care at age three are more likely to be communicative and conscientious in adolescence by Frauke Peter / August 6, 2018
“Training is important, but it’s not the whole story” Cognitive neuroscientist and concert pianist Fredrik Ullén talks about what playing music does to our brains – and what it doesn’t do Interview by Sabine Gysi / June 13, 2018
Children are little conformists by nature Understanding how this thinking develops could help promote tolerance and reduce group-based biases by Steven Roberts / April 27, 2018
How child essentialism contributes to prejudice There are ways to prevent the development of essentialist thinking about specific social groups by Marjorie Rhodes / January 24, 2018
“Morality demands thinking with the head and not the heart” Cognitive scientist Paul Bloom talks about building a sense of morality and how a too-narrow notion of “empathy” can cause misjudgments Interview by Sabine Gysi / January 12, 2018
Are children born with an innate sense of morality? Paul Bloom talks about his research on how morality works and how it develops in babies Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / November 1, 2017
Stereotypes, STEM, and a sense of belonging Pernicious stereotypes can dissuade some children from engaging in STEM. But we can use children’s own social tendencies to counteract this by Andrew N. Meltzoff / October 13, 2017
Why do we view the world differently, even when standing side by side? New research seeks to understand how attention affects the way children navigate their social world by Koraly Pérez-Edgar / September 15, 2017
Young children don’t blindly adopt adult norms Instead, they are actively involved in the formulation, negotiation, and interpretation of rules by Markus Paulus / August 14, 2017
The benefits of fantasy play Pretend play helps to promote the social-emotional development of children and has a positive effect on the relationships with their peers Interview by Cathrin Jerie / June 13, 2017
