Instead of nagging younger kids “not to forget”, and trusting the power of the child’s developing memory alone, try to help them “offload” as much of the work as possible.
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While parents are growing more concerned about their children’s easy access to porn, they often don’t realize just how ‘hardcore’ and violent it has become and how early their kids are seeing it.
New research shows that children who are kind, supportive and understanding influence their siblings to act and behave in similar ways.
Empathy in children can be fostered. Researchers offer three strategies for parents and other caregivers to promote a climate of empathy in the home or classroom.
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In this episode of The Anthill podcast, we bring you stories on helicopter parenting, early puberty, and what it's like to grow up as a Muslim in Britain.
The technological revolution has hit the doll aisle this holiday season in the form of artificial intelligence dolls. What does it mean for children’s development, to confuse real bodies with machines?
Psychology researchers bring infants into the lab to learn more about how shared book reading influences brain and behavioral development.
Persistence and self-control are valuable traits that can help kids succeed in school and beyond. A new study suggests infants can learn stick-to-itiveness by watching adults persist in a difficult task.
Parents need support from early childhood educators to build capacity to claim for NDIS services.
There are several problems with the recently released guidelines for diagnosing autism. But the fundamental issue is that we’re striving for diagnosis first, and help later.
How, why and when do people lie – and what happens as a result?
As the first days of school approach rapidly, an educational psychologist offers strategies for combating anxiety in children and teens.
Women who don’t get enough to eat while pregnant face a high risk of developing common mental illnesses like depression and anxiety during pregnancy and after giving birth.
A new book on puberty has explored why we find it so difficult to talk about puberty, and why we need to start talking about it earlier.
Psychologists observed young children in real time figuring out how not to tell the truth.
When it comes to children’s well-being and development, it’s not whether a woman works or not that matters but how she makes her choices work for her family.
Even kids who have attended daycare can find the first days of kindergarten stressful. The good news is that parents can take practical steps this summer, to prepare for the fall transition.
James Best took his son Sam, who has autism, on a six-month journey to Africa. The lessons learnt may encourage a slightly riskier approach to parenting and education for some children with autism.
With the pressure on parents rising, we could all learn something from the concept of ‘good enough parenting’ proposed half a century ago.
Breaking the rules is part of growing up.
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence/ Computer Science, Fudan University
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Assistant professor, School of Psychology, Scientist, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Leeds
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Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University - Newark
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Reader in Education with Psychology and Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath
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Lecturer in Psychology and Special Educational Needs, UCL
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Professorial Fellow in Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin University
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Senior Industry Fellow, School of Education, RMIT University
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Professor of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Director, Center for Community Child Health Royal Children's Hospital; Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne; Theme Director Population Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
