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Thoughtful stories and practical reflections on parenting, creativity, aging, family roles, and the bonds that keep changing.
By The Artful Parent Editorial Team · Aug 2, 2026
UCLA researchers asked 1,218 adults aged 20 to 84 about curiosity and found the oldest reported the least appetite for…
- Aug 2, 2026 A 2013 survey found 84 percent of American parents and 98 percent of Chinese parents admit lying to their own children… By The Artful Parent Editorial Team
- Aug 2, 2026 A 2024 study of 7,182 adults in England found engaging in arts and crafts boosted life satisfaction as much as having a… By The Artful Parent Editorial Team
- Aug 1, 2026 Researchers who followed older adults through serious illness found that the ones who coped best weren't the healthiest… By Kiran Journals
- Aug 1, 2026 If your young child seems to have no friends, it helps to know that children usually play alongside one another for… By Lachlan Brown
- Aug 1, 2026 In a 2006 study, 18-month-old toddlers helped a stranger who needed assistance across most of ten tasks without being… By The Artful Parent Editorial Team
- Aug 1, 2026 A video call with a baby fails at almost everything, the lag ruins conversation and peekaboo lasts ninety seconds, but… By Jeanette Brown
- Aug 1, 2026 A study of adults praising children found they gave inflated praise like incredibly beautiful twice as often to the… By The Artful Parent Editorial Team
- Aug 1, 2026 In 1961, 40 ordinary people were asked by a man in a lab coat to deliver what they believed were deadly electric shocks… By Kiran Journals
- Jul 31, 2026 3,395 people across four studies on how different generations use their phones found that boomers and teenagers reach… By Kiran Journals
- Jul 31, 2026 Falling in love with your life is usually pitched as a matter of big changes, but the research on savoring points… By The Artful Parent Editorial Team
- Jul 31, 2026 Psychology says people who deliberately engineer tiny pleasures into their days aren't being indulgent or avoidant… By Jeanette Brown
- Jul 31, 2026 In a 1998 study, fifth graders praised for being smart chose easier tasks and lied about their scores after failing… By The Artful Parent Editorial Team
- Jul 31, 2026 There is no single secret that makes aging automatically wiser, but a well-studied theory from Stanford explains why… By The Artful Parent Editorial Team
- Jul 31, 2026 In 2010, a study of 42 adults claimed a two-minute ‘power pose’ raised testosterone and lowered stress hormones, but a… By The Artful Parent Editorial Team
- Jul 31, 2026 Researchers who tracked toddlers during free play found they averaged 2,368 steps and 17 falls an hour, moving in short… By The Artful Parent Editorial Team