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Just how much is social media use affecting children?
A study found how the “map” for the sense of touch develops in the brain.
Dividing students according to their abilities has little effect on learning and further entrenches socio-economic inequality. Is it time to stop?
A new research letter points to another reason for childhood obesity.
One of the world’s deadliest diseases, malaria takes the life of a child every two minutes.
Books that will sharpen the youthful mind.
China is testing electronic monitoring of students’ attention levels.
Researchers find that toddlers verbalize and interact more with their parents when reading sessions feature print books, not tablets.
The Canadian professor has been on the Joe Rogan Experience six times. There’s a lot of material to discuss.
Here’s how to set clear expectations about household management.
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As we urbanize, a new study flags the need for lots of green spaces.
The fierce debate over participation trophies ignores a crucial fact: Children aren’t idiots.
Legislators push to keep cursive in their schools’ curricula, but experts seem split as to whether it’s necessary.
Florida researchers offer schools a simple message: Send home report cards earlier in the week.
What is ‘mom guilt’? It’s a symptom of the tragic state of America’s parental leave policies.
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Donating to the right charities can save lives.
Financial literacy programs turns girls into powerful economic contributors.
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The pressure of getting into a top-tier college seems to have influenced the ways teenagers sort themselves into cliques.
“The best is the child in a separate room, where it then remains alone,” a bestselling Nazi-era parenting book advised.
While the first child improves parents’ mental health, a second child does not.
This is the most talked about Big Think video of 2018! What’s your take?
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Decades of studies have shown parents to be less happy than their childless peers. But are the kids to blame?
How to talk to kids responsibly about drugs.
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Maybe you both need a time-out.
To strengthen your mind, work with your hands, says former astronaut Leland Melvin.
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Being raised indoors might be the reason young Americans struggle in the adult world.
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These psychological principles can make you more resilient.
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