Tag: Early childhood development
These 4 tips can make screen time good for your kids...
Erika Squires, Wayne State University and Lucy (Kathleen) McGoron, Wayne State University
Screen time permeates the lives of toddlers...
Hey, new parents – go ahead and ‘spoil’ that baby!
Amy Root, West Virginia University
When an infant cries, parents frequently wonder whether they should soothe the baby or...
How changing parental beliefs can build stronger vocabulary and math skills...
Julie Pernaudet, University of Chicago; Dana Suskind, University of Chicago, and John List, University of Chicago
The Research Brief is a short take about...
Fewer kids are enrolled in public kindergarten – that will have...
Taryn Morrissey, American University School of Public Affairs
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Public school enrollment is down across the country. For example, enrollment is down by 15,000 in...
Fewer kids are enrolled in public kindergarten – that will have...
Taryn Morrissey, American University School of Public Affairs
CC BY-NDPublic school enrollment is down across the country. For example, enrollment is down by 15,000 in...
Why Congress needs to make child care more affordable – 5...
Taryn Morrissey, American University School of Public Affairs
Editor’s note: Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., recently reintroduced their Child Care...
Text messages to parents can help boost children’s reading skills
Kalena E. Cortes, Texas A&M University and Hans Fricke, Stanford University
Boosting preschoolers’ literacy can be as simple as sending their parents a few...
Fathers forgotten when it comes to services to help them be...
Joyce Y. Lee, University of Michigan and Shawna J. Lee, University of Michigan
Fathers have a significant impact on their children’s well-being – an impact...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
