Child Development (Ages 4-12) Archives

Poverty research is prone to blind spots, especially with respect to race and racism.

Physical punishment of children has emotionally and psychologically negative effects across cultural communities, hindering developmental potential.

Children need to be empowered to seek help about bullying and to be helpful.

Children’s self-esteem is built on two pillars: acceptance and competence.

There’s little evidence that screen time harms adolescents’ mental health, and the pandemic highlights how we should look for its benefits.

It has been established that children are aware that they are effectively, learning through the medium of play.

Children can provide great insight into the experience of remote online learning, on both benefits and challenges.

Explaining how Covid-19 moves and causes sickness works better than admonishment to encourage handwashing and social distancing.

Breaking the cycles of bias and violence starts at home by talking to children about racism rather than well-meaning adults avoiding the subject.

Child Development (Ages 4-12)