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Parents Are Losing Their Minds Over Masks in Schools
On the first day of school last week, Kelly Carothers picked up her 5-year-old twins from the bus stop and noticed that the kids weren’t wearing their masks. “It’s hot on the bus,” they explained
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Parents Can Help Their Children Cultivate These 3 Traits to be More Successful
Parents should be helping their children cultivate three distinct character traits to succeed in life, argues one expert, who says they are often overlooked in the traditional educational system. Speaking on a panel at
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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on managing emotions, infant language learning, the effects of handwriting on learning, the role of emotion on memory, bilingualism, cultural contexts and stress responses in preschoolers, children’s information search. patterns.
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Perfectionism Can Become a Vicious Cycle in Families
Roshni Ray Ricchetti was 16 years old when she arrived at MIT with perfect SAT scores and “lots and lots” of AP credits. She said her parents pushed her to make the absolute most of
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To Spark Curiosity, Don’t Tell Preschoolers Too Much Or Too Little
Preschool children are sensitive to the gap between how much they know and how much there is to learn, the finding indicates. Researchers say this “optimal” amount of existing knowledge creates the perfect mix of uncertainty and curiosity in
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At 100 Years Old, Edmund Gordon Thinks the Key to Schooling Starts at Home
Edmund W. Gordon has been thinking about child well-being for a long time. A respected scholar, a founding father of the Head Start preschool program and expert on educational testing, Gordon has been called the premier Black
