Greater Good

A Playful Way to Help Children Learn Resilience

With the help of animal characters, educators can help children navigate big feelings with mindfulness and self-compassion.
Journalism in the Americas

Shining a Light on How Bilingual Children Learn

UT assistant professor Maria Arredondo conducts an experiment to identify whether or not bilingual children are more efficient learners. Wearing a cap with instruments that map brain activity, a child ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

Deaf children’s learning during museum experiences is focus of research study

New research exploring how deaf and hearing preschool-aged children learn through interactive play with their parents is the focus of a partnership between Rochester Institute of Technology’s National ...

Kids learn to bully from adults’ threats, manipulation and criticism – a child psychologist explains how parents can model better tactics

“Do what I say, or you’re not invited to my birthday party!” “I’m not going to be your partner on the project unless you give ...

Psychology says kids who copy their parents aren't being mischievous, they're building their identity one habit at a time

Psychology teaches us that ordinary daily habits can have a profound impact on a child’s development. Children are not simply ...
The Conversation

It’s never too late to learn a language – adults and kids bring different strengths to the task

There’s a common assumption that if someone starts learning a language when they are very young, they will quickly become fluent. Many people also assume that it will become much harder to learn a ...
MSN on MSN

Is loss of learning really that big a deal? – 55% of kids bunk off on their birthday and most parents have no idea how it's adding up

The 'one day off' habit that's becoming weeks of missed school... It starts innocently enough. A birthday. A dentist ...