Cognitive Development (4-12) Physical punishment has a cascading effect on children’s behavioral problems and literacy Research has shown that harsh physical parenting has a negative effect on children’s behavior and potential educational achievements.Julie Braungart-RiekerApril 2021
Cognitive Development (4-12) Closing the education gap: Time to step up for refugee children About 33 million children worldwide are displaced or in refugee camps, and many lack any form of education due to the pandemic.Fatima ZahraFebruary 2021
Cognitive Development (4-12) Hitting children leads to reduced literacy skills throughout their childhood Research shows that hitting children of kindergarten age harms their literacy skills through eighth grade.Child & Family Blog EditorJanuary 2021
Cognitive Development (4-12) “Why are we still at home?” Fostering children’s questions during COVID-19 Children are curious. They want to know. And digital babysitting leaves that thirst for knowledge unsatiated.Caroline GaudreauDecember 2020
Cognitive Development (4-12) Children’s play in the COVID-19 pandemic In the current COVID-19 pandemic, children are spending more time at home as some schools have to close for a day, a week, or several…Chiel van der VeenNovember 2020
Cognitive Development (4-12) The Five Pillars of Home Education As a home educating parent as well as a home education coach and writer, I know there are five aspects of parenting that create a…Eloise RickmanNovember 2020
Cognitive Development (4-12) How to support parents with home learning during COVID-19 lockdowns Our survey of 7,048 German parents during the COVID-19 lockdown revealed that parents felt stressed, and this affected their ability to provide learning activities for…Elisa OppermannOctober 2020
Cognitive Development (4-12) How parents can support children’s learning at home What are child development scientists advising parents to do about learning at home during COVID-19 lockdowns?Miriam FisherOctober 2020
Cognitive Development (4-12) Pandemic shows children’s well-being rests on parents’ psychological health Pandemic shows children’s well-being depends on parents staying in good mental shape.Suniya S. LutharOctober 2020