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Understanding Others’ Thoughts Enables Young Kids to Lie
Developing theory of mind, a critical social skill, may enable children to engage in the sophisticated thinking necessary for intentionally deceiving others.
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Relax: Daycare Doesn’t Make Kids Aggressive!
Parenting: Parents who work tend to stress about sending their children to daycare. But a new study involving almost 1,000 Norwegian children enrolled in daycare found that spending time in childcare settings had little impact on aggressive behavior. The
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Walter Mischel and Collaborators Receive 2015 Golden Goose Award
Walter Mischel’s classic studies in childhood self-control, known popularly as the marshmallow tests, are among the most famous and impactful experiments in psychological science. Now, this research is earning special recognition from scientific, academic, and
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A New Study Says Daycare Doesn’t Make Kids Aggressive
Parents: If you’re worried that your little tyke is picking up some bullying behavior from daycare, relax: A recent study has found that the amount of time kids spend in daycare has little effect on aggressive
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Daycare Doesn’t Lead to Aggressive Behavior in Toddlers
Working parents often worry about sending their toddlers to daycare. But the results of a new study that tracked almost 1,000 Norwegian children enrolled in daycare indicate that working parents can breathe a sigh of
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Blame Your Parents for Your Crappy Math Skills
Pacific Standard: There’s a seemingly constant stream of news about how bad Americans are at math, with much of the blame aimed at teachers and the sometimes confusing curricula they’re supposed to teach. But, a new study suggests, parents’
