The Montessori approach of educating children is a teaching model that I am enthusiastic about. Each day, Montessori teachers bring together the development of each child intellectually, physically, ...

The preschool years present a critical developmental period sensitive to changes in public health and social policy, for which robust investments in programs that support families can improve ...

Research shows helping your kids grow up to be happy, fulfilled, and independent is relatively straightforward.

Mistakes are an inescapable part of life. This is especially true during childhood—where kids make most use of trial and error to learn the ways of life. Almost ...

Psychologists' views on chores have changed over the years. We used to believe that chores were best taught through a method introduced to us by behavioral scientists: Assign age-appropriate tasks to ...

With the help of their stuffed animals or figurines, many toddlers and preschoolers play “teacher,” “doctor” or “firefighter,” drawing early inspiration from the careers they observe in their ...

Within the United States, education is commonly regarded as an equalizer to opportunity and upward mobility. In reality, there are countless impediments in the system that exclude low-income children ...

Gillian England-Mason receives funding from a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Fellowship and a Postgraduate Fellowship in Health Innovation provided by Alberta Innovates, the Ministry of ...

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