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Jul 26 Researchers who interviewed parents near the end of their lives found they rarely regretted being too soft or too… Kiran Journals
Jul 25 You can tell a great deal about how a parent has aged by what they apologise for, and the ones at peace all seem to… Kiran Journals
Jul 25 A study found children who watched an adult tell just one small lie were significantly more likely to cheat on a test… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jul 25 At eighteen months, a child's brain is forming roughly a million new neural connections every second, and by age three… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jul 25 A border collie named Chaser learned and correctly retained the individual names of over 1,000 distinct toys over three… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jul 25 Teaching a child to be kind isn't about repeating "be nice," according to two studies The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jul 25 Research on caring parenting found real, measurable effects across cultures The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jul 25 A study on high-achieving children found their parents weren't drilling or pressuring them, and the thing they did… Kiran Journals
Jul 24 Researchers looking at why Nordic children report the highest wellbeing in the world found the reason wasn't a… Kiran Journals
Jul 24 When a child squeezes a fistful of cornstarch-and-water slurry, the long starch chains jam together and behave like a… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jul 24 Research on confidence found it isn't just a feeling, it's a measurable performance driver The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jul 24 Parents who feel a quiet ache when their adult children stop needing them aren’t being selfish Jeanette Brown
Jul 24 It isn't grand gestures that make people respect you, according to two controlled studies The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jul 24 Research on middle-class household finances found two possessions people call assets often function as liabilities The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jul 24 Researchers studying why modern parenting feels so much harder found the answer wasn't softer parents or harder kids… Kiran Journals
Jul 24 Research measuring real stress hormones in popularity hierarchies found being at the top carries a genuine… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jul 23 Raising a child who genuinely values their own wellbeing may have less to do with what you say to them and more to do… Rachel Santos
Jul 23 Why children across cultures often draw people as giant heads with legs, and what developmental psychologists think the… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jul 23 Research tracing discipline across generations found the punishment once favored by Boomer-era parents has both… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Jul 23 When a preschooler sprinkles salt onto a damp watercolour wash, the crystals disturb the drying paint and leave pale… The Artful Age Editorial Team