Poor sleep affects teens’ development – an easy way to make a difference Adriana Galván talks about her research and an easy way to improve teenagers' sleep Interview by Sabine Gysi / February 22, 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
How does poor sleep quality affect children’s ability to learn? Jared Saletin discusses why sleep is so important for children and adolescents Interview by Sabine Gysi / February 15, 2019
How does a teenager’s neighborhood influence development? Study finds that parents and friends can act as protective factors against the negative effects of a high-risk neighborhood by Meeri Kim / February 8, 2019
The teenage brain: prone to risk-taking or creative? Public perceptions of the “teenage brain” can be self-fulfilling prophecies by Nienke van Atteveldt / January 30, 2019
Girls read differently – and so do boys Do we need to worry about boys’ reading skills? by Franziska Schwabe / January 9, 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
Curiosity: a magic wand for learning? Interest doesn’t always translate into effort by Martijn Meeter / October 26, 2018
Educators: Let’s make the most of adolescence We can use the natural tendency for adolescents to take risks to get them to try new and different activities by Winsome Waite / September 27, 2018
The thrill of winning and the teenage brain What drives adolescents to seek out novel experiences? by Meeri Kim / August 20, 2018
“The teenage brain is different, but how?” Sarah-Jayne Blakemore’s new book, “Inventing Ourselves,” is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand adolescents by Jessica Carolyn Bühler / July 11, 2018
Stereotyping affects school engagement When Muslim students believe that they are being treated equally, they become more engaged and do better on school tests by Gülseli Baysu / July 2, 2018
