-
24th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development
The 24th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development will be held in Vilnius, capital city of Lithuania on 10–14 July, 2016. For more information, visit www.issbd2016.com/en/.
-
The psychology of why little kids are completely obsessed with ‘Frozen’
The Washington Post: When the animated film “Frozen” was released last year, no one expected it to become a worldwide juggernaut. “Frozen,” which earned more than $1.2 billion at the box office, is not only the first “princess” movie
-
What the ‘marshmallow test’ can teach you about your kids
CNN: The premise is simple: You can eat one marshmallow now or, if you can wait, you get to eat two marshmallows later. It’s an experiment in self-control for preschoolers dreamed up by psychologist Dr.
-
The Secret to Raising Smart Kids
Scientific American: A brilliant student, Jonathan sailed through grade school. He completed his assignments easily and routinely earned As. Jonathan puzzled over why some of his classmates struggled, and his parents told him he had
-
Some Early Childhood Experiences Shape Adult Life, But Which Ones?
NPR: Most of us don’t remember our first two or three years of life — but our earliest experiences may stick with us for years and continue to influence us well into adulthood. Just how
-
Baby Brains
National Geographic: In the late 1980s, when the crack cocaine epidemic was ravaging America’s cities, Hallam Hurt, a neonatologist in Philadelphia, worried about the damage being done to children born to addicted mothers. She and