You might not believe in God, but do you tell your kids about Santa? How do you explain Christmas to your children if you and they are not religious?
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Stories about Santa can help to develop imagination, so there’s nothing wrong with bringing a little joyful magic into your child’s life.
The history of disability toys – that is, both toys designed for use by disabled children, and toys that depict disability – reflects the changing treatment of the disabled.
The celebration of Christmas has distinct variations around the world, with many of these local traditions arising from particular historical circumstances.
Is it really all Ho, Ho, Ho? Or could believing in Santa harm your child’s development?
How best do we teach our kids that the world is not always as we’d like it to be? The ‘when’ can be out of parents’ control, but there are parts of the ‘how’ that are more manageable.
Want to build resilience in children? Tell them family stories of courage.
School principals are experiencing increasing levels of violence and threats from students and parents. What needs to change?
Footage of wars, bombings and shootings can traumatise children. Here’s how parents can help them cope with distressing content.
With vast numbers of people migrating around the world, understanding how racial tolerance is created – and encouraging more of it – is more important than ever.
Messaging friends on social media at night is often a source of sleep problems. Setting limits on the use of technology in the evenings can help your child get the sleep they need.
While children from religious households may seem less generous according to one piece of research, seen in another light these traits may be a good thing.
Research shows that reading stories with a maths focus can boost grades and also help parents become less anxious about discussing maths.
While it can be painfully repetitive to adults, re-reading your child’s favourite book aloud can help boost their vocabulary and fluency.
Dyslexia is often poorly understood by the public, leading people to attribute a problem they have, like bad spelling, to dyslexia. Here are the most common misconceptions explained.
The severing of what many consider an everlasting bond is more common than you’d think.
The media often paints social media as a dangerous place for young people, but the reality is far more complex and nuanced.
Can you fake innocence? The four professional actresses playing Mathilda are part of a long tradition of idealised childhood.
About 220,000 kids under the age of 18 are being raised in same-sex families in the US. The Supreme Court’s recent ruling failed to provide them with equal protection under the law.
How FOI requests revealed the massive burden on two local authorities, and how to end the damaging effects on children.
Top contributors
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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney 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 Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Research Fellow: South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability, Faculty of Law, North-West University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Child Development, Staffordshire University
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Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Elizabeth Handsley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Assistant Professor, Psychology, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Professor at MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor in Public Health Data Science, Swansea University
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor in Child Health Literacy, Edge Hill University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Deakin University
