Tag: children
Gaming has benefits and perils – parents can help kids by...
Katie Headrick Taylor, University of Washington
As the pandemic forced many Americans to hunker down at home, the video game industry saw record spending and...
Some kindergartners are more likely to be heavy users of online...
Paul L. Morgan, Penn State
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Specific groups of kindergartners in the U.S. are...
There’s no place like home for the holidays – and that’s...
Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College
While Christmas playlists often include cheesy favorites like “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” and “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,”...
When can children get the COVID-19 vaccine? 5 questions parents are...
Wesley Kufel, Binghamton University, State University of New York
The first U.S. COVID-19 vaccines are expected in clinics in mid-December, and states are drawing up...
Connecting to nature is good for kids – but they may...
Louise Chawla, University of Colorado Boulder
As an environmental psychologist who works to improve young people’s access to nature, I recently completed a review that...
Why questions (good and bad) matter
Marcello Fiocco, University of California, Irvine
Children are naturally inquisitive and tolerant. Many constantly ask questions. At some point, most of them – most of...
The Life and Mission of Atul Tandon, Recipient of Life &...
Ending Extreme Poverty
Atul Tandon is fighting for one big goal: to end extreme poverty in his lifetime.
An Indian-born banker, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who is...
A philosopher explains why dance can help pandemic-proof your kids
Aili Bresnahan, University of Dayton
“Ring around the Rosie, a pocket full of posies, ashes, ashes, we all fall down!”
I grew up singing that refrain...
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Organic food health benefits have been hard to assess, but that...
Cynthia Curl, Boise State University
“Organic” is more than just a passing fad. Organic food sales totaled a record US$45.2 billion in 2017, making it...
