Teaching developmental psychology online and in person: a new perspective weighs the trade-offs
A new perspective article outlines the enablers and barriers of teaching developmental psychology online and in person, and proposes four...
Guided Story Reading Boosts Children’s Executive Function and Emotional Adjustment in Randomized Trial
A 12-week randomized trial of 180 children aged 10 to 12 found that a cognitive-poetics-based narrative reading program improved executive...
No Single Motor Skill Predicts Preschool Executive Function, Study Suggests
A new study suggests that no single gross motor skill stands out as essential for higher executive function in young...
A Gentle Touch Helps Adolescents Bounce Back From Virtual Rejection
A VR experiment in 67 early adolescents found that gentle affective touch, unlike a non-social sound, was associated with emotional...
How Silence and Storytelling Shape Historical Trauma in Asian American Immigrant Families
In a quiet revolution of memory, a new qualitative study is pulling back the curtain on how Asian American families...
Children Who Feel More, Gain More From Music: Empathy Emerges as the Engine of Musical Pleasure Before Adolescence
A study of 621 children aged 7–9 shows musical reward sensitivity is strongly tied to empathy—especially affective empathy—while objective musical...
Scoping Review Maps the State of Executive Function Research Across Africa
A systematic scoping review of 182 studies finds that research on children's executive function in Africa remains sparse, geographically concentrated,...
Tablet Tests of Toddler Brains Fail in Kenya—A Warning for Global Child Development Research
A replicated study of 225 Kenyan 3-year-olds finds that most children fail training items on a tablet-based executive function battery,...
Venezuelan mothers turn jungle migration stories into resilience scripts for their children
A qualitative study of seven Venezuelan mothers found that stories about crossing the Darién Gap, told both as memories and...
Norwegian Outdoor Life Teaches Preschoolers Which Feelings Count
New research argues that Norway's friluftsliv tradition acts as an institutional emotion niche in kindergartens, shaping which childhood feelings are...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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