Cognitive Development (4-12) Child development milestones Child development milestones or stages mark the attainment of particular levels of cognitive competence. They vary widely among children.Cynthia LightfootJune 2018
Cognitive Development (4-12) Bilingualism supports child cognitive development, particularly in poor children Bilingualism supports early cognitive development and protects children from the damaging influence of poverty.Child & Family Blog EditorJune 2018
Cognitive Development (4-12) Fathers influence child development but this is persistently ignored: why? Traditionally, parenting research has ignored fathers, particularly considering their influence on child development.Child & Family Blog EditorMay 2018
Cognitive Development (4-12) Mainstreaming a parent-school program to support early child development A comprehensive experiment is underway in the Midwest of USA to make a transition of an early school progamme from pilot to mainstream.Child & Family Blog EditorJanuary 2018
Cognitive Development (4-12) Teaching the arts can improve social and cognitive development in children Children like participating in arts, so it is a good development tool if it works. The arts are, however, being cut back in education.Child & Family Blog EditorDecember 2017
Cognitive Development (4-12) Growing family income gap in US linked to increasing gap in children’s completed education The increase in the family income gap in the US is the biggest predictor found of the growing gap in school completion between these groups.Child & Family Blog EditorDecember 2017
Cognitive Development (4-12) Engaged fathering is a sign of healthy parenting Engaged fathering usually means other family relationships are going well. That’s why it predicts successful development in children.Charlie LewisOctober 2017
Cognitive Development (4-12) Japanese children of single-parent families disadvantaged academically by strong gender division of parental roles Children from single-parent households in Japan do worse academically, even when controlling for the parents’ own level of education.Child & Family Blog EditorSeptember 2017
Cognitive Development (4-12) For poor children in USA and UK, a good education is not a sure pathway out of poverty In US & UK, a rich and a poor child with same education, same school results & same abilities, the rich still likely to earn…Child & Family Blog EditorAugust 2017