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Does Spaced Learning Work in the Real World?
Drawings Give Shape to Math Problem-Solving Skills
Don't Love to Read? Try Reminiscing with Your Kids
Teachers’ Growth Mindset Appears More Important Than Warmth
When Kids' Positive Attitude Towards Math Fades (And What To Do About It)
Children’s interest in, and competence perceptions of, mathematics are generally quite positive as they begin school, but turn less positive during the first three years. What can parents and educators do?
Do Early Fine Motor Skills Matter?
Preschool children were asked to draw, fold paper, and pile up blocks — skills that require careful manipulation of objects with hands, referred to as 'fine motor skills.' Researchers suspected that early fine motor skills might be important, they were startled at what they found.
How a Walk in Nature Restores Attention
Time spent in nature is good for the heart and soul, new research shows that it is good for your brain, too.
Boost Fine Motor Skills AND Motor Memory With This One Habit
Chronic Childhood Ear Infections Delay Language Development
Ear infections are a common childhood experience, but a new study suggests parents should take these infections seriously to preserve their children’s language development.
AI Helps Explain Human Memory and Imagination
Advances in generative AI help to explain how memories enable us to learn about the world, re-live old experiences and construct totally new experiences for imagination and planning.
3 Habits That Increase Reasoning Skills in Children
Surprise! — How the Brain Learns to Deal with the Unexpected
For children, the world is full of surprises. Adults, on the other hand, are much more difficult to surprise. And there are complex processes behind this apparently straightforward state of affairs. Researchers at the University of Basel have been using mice to decode how reactions to the unexpected develop in the growing brain.