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 | 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 7, 2024 | Child Development, Craft & Fun, Helpful Information, Parents
Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock Joseph Millum, University of St Andrews For many children, the winter holidays centre on a lie. They’re told that every Christmas Eve, a jolly, elderly man visits all the children in the world. He pops down the chimney, leaves gifts (at least...
by Catherine Suelo | Nov 23, 2024 | Child Development, Child Health, Craft & Fun, Helpful Information, Long Day Care, Parents
Daphné Hommery-Boucher, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Mariève Blanchet, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Children are born to play! And yet, despite our best efforts, many parents and professionals find that some children are not motivated to get...
by Catherine Suelo | Nov 16, 2024 | Child Development, Child Health, Craft & Fun, Helpful Information, Parents
Laws protecting child actors were written long before the rise of social media. AzmanJaka/E+ via Getty Images Jessica Maddox, University of Alabama Ruby Franke was once one of the most popular YouTube family vloggers, posting videos featuring her husband and six...
by Catherine Suelo | Nov 2, 2024 | Child Development, Child Health, Craft & Fun, Helpful Information, Parents
Basilco Stock Studio/ Shutterstock Penny Van Bergen, University of Wollongong Everyone knows a kid who cheats at Monopoly or backyard cricket. Perhaps they have even cheated on a test at school. If your notice your own child is doing this, you may worry they are...
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