-
Parents, Stop Talking About the ‘Lost Year’
They’re calling it a “lost year.” On and offline, parents are trading stories — poignant and painful — about all of the ways that they fear their middle schoolers are losing ground. … They reason
-
Two APS Fellows Receive 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship
APS Fellows Mesmin Destin and Seth Pollak have received a 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship in psychology.
-
UCLA Study: Babies in Bilingual Households Respond Better to ‘Baby Talk’
Babies will pay more attention to baby talk than regular speech, regardless of which languages they’re used to hearing, according to a study released today by UCLA’s Language Acquisition Lab and 16 other labs around
-
Psychologist Adam Grant: This is One of the Most Harmful Questions Parents Can Ask Their Kids—Here’s Why
What do you want to be when you grow up? As a kid, that was my least favorite question. I dreaded conversations with parents and other adults because they always asked it — and no
-
Research Briefs
-
Why an Early Start is Key to Developing Musical Skill Later in Life
Is there a developmental period when the brain is especially receptive to musical training?
