Child Development (Ages 4-12)

The leading research on child development.

We look at child development stages, developmental milestones and cognitive development theory among 4 – 12 year olds.

Professor Cynthia Lightfoot

Child development milestones

Child development milestones or stages mark the attainment of particular levels of cognitive competence.

effect of divorce on child development

Effect of divorce on child development less with joint custody – even when there is parental conflict

bilingualism cognitive function

Bilingualism supports child cognitive development, particularly in poor children

early child development influences by parental relationship

Professors Philip A. Cowan & Carolyn Pape Cowan

Child development services should include fathers and a parental relationship focus

fathers provide

Fathers influence child development but this is persistently ignored: why?

school programme

Mainstreaming a parent-school program to support early child development

school poverty

Growing family income gap in US linked to increasing gap in children’s completed education

executive function: learning to lear

How a parent helps a child with a puzzle predicts the child’s executive function – the ability to manage time and pay attention

fathering

Professor Charlie Lewis

Engaged fathering is a sign of healthy parenting

neighbourhood development

A poor neighborhood holds back children’s cognitive development