The learning individual The learning individual 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
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
Younger adults focus on growth and outcome, older adults on pursuing goals Alexandra Freund's research suggests that a heterogeneous age mix in teams is beneficial for both companies and society at large Interview by Cathrin Jerie / June 6, 2017
A healthy life starts even before birth Other measures are just as important as birth weight in predicting a child’s physical and cognitive development Interview by Cathrin Jerie / May 30, 2017
Brain development and sensitive periods for learning in adolescence Sarah-Jayne Blakemore has found in her research that adolescence contains windows of opportunity for learning Interview by Cathrin Jerie / May 8, 2017
Too-high expectations can lead to loneliness Luc Goossens, University of Leuven, talks about why 20% of young people report that they feel lonely Interview by Cathrin Jerie / April 24, 2017
Research needs to focus on the positive outcome rather than on the problem What does success look like should be the central question when designing child development research and programs Interview by Cathrin Jerie / April 22, 2017
Accurate self-monitoring is an essential skill Claudia Roebers explains how over-confidence impacts children's learning and why it is hard to improve self-assessment Interview by Cathrin Jerie / April 10, 2017
“Helping mothers cope with perinatal depression can help their children” Interventions for depressed mothers can improve their parenting skills, which positively affects the investments they make in their children Interview by Cathrin Jerie / March 27, 2017
Early childhood intervention programs combat the vicious cycle of poverty Costas Meghir's research focuses on how early childhood intervention can help break the cycle of intergenerational transmission of poverty Interview by Cathrin Jerie / March 13, 2017
Soft factors affect success in early life course transitions Research shows that social competencies as well as parenting styles play an important role in a child’s successful transition to school Interview by Cathrin Jerie / February 27, 2017
Twin studies highlight the role of genes in school success 30 years of research on twins shows that DNA variants have a predictive power in educational attainment Interview by Cathrin Jerie / February 13, 2017
Immigrant children in Switzerland benefit from home visiting program Andrea Lanfranchi talks about the promising results the home visiting program has on children's cognition, language skills and behavior Interview by Cathrin Jerie / January 30, 2017
