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Learning stimulation was the strongest predictor of achievement at all ages, particularly at 4½ years, more so for verbal skills than math skills.

When parents and teachers focus on students’ process of learning more than on their raw talent, they foster positive growth mindsets.

The study shows a clear potential biological connection between father loss and later health problems.

Children who have suffered multiple abuse are six times as likely as non-abused children to be vulnerable in several developmental domains.

Too much praise sets unattainable standards that gradually undermine children’s confidence over time.

Children went to bed later when a crime occurred near their home – on average, 38 minutes later on weekday nights.

A Swedish study has shown that, when parents share custody, the children are 8.5% less likely to report high levels of stress.

Poor outcomes for a child are much more closely linked to damaged parent-child relationships than to parental conflict or poor coparenting.

Addressing mother-child and father-child relationships after divorce is important for the sake of the child’s long-term well-being.

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