Children guide their own early learning. They look elsewhere when learning slows, either because they’ve mastered the material or it’s become too difficult. Inattention can…
Celeste KiddDecember 2018
Research on a large sample of five- to seven-year-olds in the USA has shown that bilingualism supports early cognitive development and protects children from the…
The EditorJune 2018
A study of 117 three- to four-year-olds in England finds that certain aspects of parenting—specifically, how parents relate to their children in ways that cause…
The EditorNovember 2017
A small study in one US city may shed new light on the already established link between violent crime in a child’s neighbourhood and poor…
The EditorOctober 2017
A study has found that infants’ exposure to their mother’s depression predicts poor ability to sustain attention and poor executive function when the child enters…
The EditorSeptember 2017
A new study has found a link between executive function in kindergarten children and participation in extracurricular activities such as music and drama clubs when…
The EditorApril 2017
Bilingual children’s brains are more efficient and, later in life, show slower cognitive decline when experiencing ageing and dementia. Immigrant parents often avoid speaking their…
Professor Ellen BialystokApril 2017
A new analysis of data from an experimental study of the US Head Start Program reveals that participating 3- and 4-year-old children who would otherwise…
The EditorSeptember 2016
