by Catherine Suelo | Feb 5, 2025 | Child Development, Craft & Fun, Helpful Information, Parents
Insights about child development can help parents prioritize what matters most. (Shutterstock) Nina Sokolovic, University of Toronto A recent advisory from the United States Surgeon General has made it clear — parents and caregivers are burned out. In a 2023 poll of...
by Catherine Suelo | Jan 22, 2025 | Child Development, Child Health, Helpful Information, Parents
PickPik, CC BY-SA Ladan Hashemi, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Children with traumatic experiences in their early lives have a higher risk of obesity. But as our new research shows, this risk can be reduced through positive experiences. Childhood...
by Catherine Suelo | Jan 18, 2025 | Helpful Information, Parents
In anti-natalists’ eyes, not having children is the ethical choice. Iryna Tolmachova/iStock via Getty Images Plus Jack Jiang, The New School In the first few days after Donald Trump’s election in November 2024, purchases of emergency contraceptives spiked, with two...
by Catherine Suelo | Jan 15, 2025 | Child Development, Child Health, Helpful Information, Parents
Hasnuddin/Shutterstock Samuel Forbes, Durham University and Prerna Aneja, University of East Anglia For parents, carers and teachers, it’s often tempting to base our thinking on a child’s development around what we understand as “normal”. Much of the time we do this...
by Catherine Suelo | Dec 18, 2024 | Child Development, Child Health, Craft & Fun, Helpful Information, Parents
‘Who are you calling fake?’ Stokkete Tom Whyman, University of Liverpool I have a vivid memory of the moment I realised Santa didn’t exist. I was around six years old, it was the height of summer, and I was sitting on the step outside our back door, thinking about...
by Catherine Suelo | Dec 14, 2024 | Child Development, Child Health, Helpful Information, Parents
Nobody likes being told what to do, but a parent’s main job is to protect their kids. VioletaStoimenova/E+ via Getty Images Annie Pezalla, Macalester College Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send...
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