Transforming supermarkets, bus stops and park benches for learning through play could cut educational gulfs between rich and poor. In the supermarket, signs prompt parents…
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta M. GolinkoffDecember 2018
Modern cognitive development theory emphasises relationships, seeing social interaction as the crucible in which children’s cognitive development takes place. Cognitive development theory: a relational approach…
Child and Family Blog EditorOctober 2018
Long-term impacts of play deprivation during early child development include isolation, depression, reduced self-control and poor resilience. Educators, parents and policy makers should all be…
Stuart BrownOctober 2018
Play with dad could help bridge cognitive, social and emotional learning gaps among low-income children. Please can we stop telling fathers just to pay for…
Professor Natasha J. CabreraOctober 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
Research has discredited many cultural beliefs about fathers and their roles in child development but these mistaken beliefs still shape modern family policy. Many widely…
Professor Michael E. LambMay 2018
The increase in the US family income gap—which rose from $100,000 between the top and bottom 20% of 14- to 16-year-olds in 1968 to $165,000…
The EditorDecember 2017
A study looking at a wide range of family and parenting practices in low-income families identified factors that predict learning achievement and socio-emotional outcomes for…
The EditorNovember 2017
