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Newer screen technologies provide a more interactive experience for children using digital devices. The benefits can be similar to play time with traditional toys.
From nursery closures to families self-isolating, COVID has disrupted children’s access to pre-school care. This impacts their development, and their parents’ ability to work
The majority of children’s apps advertised as educational are not based on relevant research.
Encouraging good social skill development benefits your young child throughout their life.
When parents walk in the forest with their children and us and see how children are drawn to spiral snails, together we see how connections with the land are critical for the Earth’s future.
We know from research children benefit from two years of preschool, rather than one. Universal access to preschool would also return benefits to the economy, and help parents with childcare costs.
Providing text-message tips to parents on how to make their children stronger readers can make a difference, but only if parents don’t get too many or too few text messages, researchers find.
Early STEM skills are as important as early literacy skills. Parents can help their preschoolers develop STEM skills by working these simple techniques into everyday activities.
Research shows play-based learning programs enhance children’s learning outcomes and teaches them skills relevant to the 21st century, such as problem-solving and creativity.
Despite good progress in recent years, there is still more to do, including improving access to early childhood education for three-year-olds.
The education minister says that under Labor there were child care price spikes of up to 14% over a 12 month period, but under the Coalition those have fallen to “around 6% on average”. Is that right?
The role of private tuition plays a part in the overall success of students in Singapore, with around 80% of primary-school children having at least three hours of private tuition a week.
Summer can likely be full of activities that you do with your child. Here’s what research shows on how to boost your child’s creativity.
Many middle-class parents buy classical CDs because it is supposed to make their kids clever. But a jazz-loving academic has started using her favourite genre in early childhood learning.
Patterns are simple sequences that repeat over and over again in a certain order. Supporting children’s ability to recognize patterns can improve mathematical skills.
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Associate Professor, Centre for Social Research and Methods, Director, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Australian National University
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Associate professor, Macquarie University
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Salford
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
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Senior lecturer, Music education, North-West University
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Professor of Education, CQUniversity Australia
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Distinguished University Professor and Louis D. Beaumont University Professor, Case Western Reserve University
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Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education, Deakin 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 Early Childhood and Primary Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Lecturer in Early Childhood Education, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, Early Childhood Education, Deakin University
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Assistant professor, School of Psychology, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
