Summer camps – long the stuff of American lore – can teach kids important life lessons as they have some fun along the way. Two experts on summer camp offer insight into what those lessons are.
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Thanks to the prevalence of technology, children are exposed to thousands of commercials a year. How can parents make their children more aware of how commercials influence what they think and do?
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There's heavy burden for women in Ghana who don't have children.
Parents have engaged in forms of ‘sharenting’ for generations. The digital age has complicated things, but while critics make some valid points, they’re not seeing the forest for the trees.
With the surprise meticulously planned, all eyes – and lenses – turn to the kids. All they have to do is react as expected: overjoyed. So why don’t they?
Here’s some advice for concerned working parents with kids at home during school holidays, based on our research on home security, burglaries and young offenders.
It’s not just about getting kids to eat their greens; they should be eating fruits and vegetables of all different colours. Here are some strategies to make it easier.
The problem isn’t kids owning smartphones. But when daily use exceeds two hours a day, mental health issues start to crop up.
It’s not always easy to tell when someone’s out to fool you on the internet, but there are some simple tools you can use.
From collecting bugs to using math apps, there are many ways parents can engage in STEM activities with their kids to support their learning.
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Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University
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Senior Principal Research Fellow; paediatrician; infectious diseases epidemiologist; vaccinologist, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Psychology, Cornell University
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Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of San Francisco
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Science communications researcher, Cochrane Australia | Advisor to the Editor in Chief, Cochrane Collaboration, Monash University
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Professor and Director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, Case Western Reserve University
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Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor, School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences, University of Wollongong
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Associate Professor of Education, Michigan State University
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Professor of Exercise and Sport Science, University of South Australia
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Director, Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
