Parenting research

A new study on the mental health effects of kindergarten enrollment ages found strong evidence that a one-year delay dramatically improves a child’s self-regulation abilities even into later childhood.

Cutting Sugar Improves Children's Health in Just 10 Days - The New York Times

Julie Lythcott-Haims left Stanford to write a parenting manifesto.

Research suggests that some gadgets can make parents less likely to engage in meaningful give-and-take with their children.

Sometimes it’s not fair. But these game theory strategies may help children make fair decisions and stop the squabbling.

Dyslexia is the most common type of learning disability but diagnosing it and providing services for kids in private and public schools can be a long uphill battle.

In this post, you’ll see why I didn’t become an artist. I feel this subject is too important and too difficult to explain only in text to avoid drawing it out, so please forgive my terr…

In this post, you’ll see why I didn’t become an artist. I feel this subject is too important and too difficult to explain only in text to avoid drawing it out, so please forgive my terr…

A new study published in the journal Science shows that regular use of a specific math-based iPad app significantly improved math performance in elementary school children.

Breast milk may provide the ideal nourishment for an infant, but two recent studies are putting a different spin on the bottle-versus-breast debate.

Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant.

A 20-year retrospective study suggests that kindergarten students who are more inclined to exhibit “social competence” trait may be more likely to attain higher education and well-paying jobs.

A game maker plans to seek approval from the Food and Drug Administration to allow doctors to prescribe its game to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Frequent Antibiotics May Make Children Fatter - The New York Times

Playing music with toddlers could benefit their development even more than shared reading, according to University of Queensland research.

How parents, teachers, & therapists can help build executive functioning and self-regulation skills in everyday life. Activities and parenting strategies.