For young children, how we speak is often more important than what we say. Even ‘positive’ generalizations can lead children to adopt negative stereotypes.
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The serious science of toilet humour.
Kids as young as seven have a good enough sense of logic to work out the truth and why it can be better to lie.
Migrant children often become interpreters for their parents in settings like the doctor’s office, legal situations and even in parent-teacher interviews. This can be a burden and affect their health.
Children’s perceptions of death vary with developmental stages. Understanding these is key to helping them normalise their thoughts and feelings when someone they know dies.
Is it really all Ho, Ho, Ho? Or could believing in Santa harm your child’s development?
Britain is trying to reduce the disadvantages which burden kids born in July and August. But why does it matter so much?
The latest Disney shows just how far psychology has come since the moralisers of the 19th century.
Autism is usually diagnosed between the ages of two and five. But studies show therapies delivered earlier in childhood could help children at risk of developing autism.
Heavier people are less likely to be hired and more likely to be fired – and some of this may begin at school.
If you want to know a child’s gender, just ask them and then listen to the answer.
A child’s diet should be high in fruit and vegetables, high in complex carbohydrates such as brown bread, brown pasta and brown rice and relatively low in fat and sugary foods. It should also be low in…
According to a study of Vermont doctors, best practice guidelines for prescribing antipsychotic medication to children are followed only half the time.
Lying is often seen as bad behaviour in children. Fairy tales and folk stories, from Aesop’s Peter who cried wolf to Washington’s cherry tree tell children to be honest and never lie. But what can we do…
It is natural for parents to value their child – and feeling valued is key to children’s well-being; but some parents “overvalue” their child, believing their child is more special and more entitled than…
Controlled crying has been hotly debated since it was first recommended in a 1985 book about infant sleep problems. It involves letting a baby cry itself to sleep without any interaction once it has been…
Foster carers can have a powerful impact on the lives of vulnerable children and young people. But with an average of four moves for each child in foster care, living with instability can affect them into…
Overly positive, inflated praise such as “terrific!”, “you did incredibly well!”, “perfect!” is very common in western countries. At first glance this might not seem a bad thing; heaping praise can only…
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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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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Associate Professor in Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Amsterdam
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Senior Lecturer in Education, King's College London
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Senior Lecturer, Youth Work & Youth Studies, Social Equity Research Centre, RMIT University
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Senior Clinical Lecturer in Child Psychiatry, University of Aberdeen
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Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin 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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Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University
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Clinician, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Professor of Health Psychology, University of Surrey
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Essex
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Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology, La Trobe University
