The 'one chatbot per child' model for AI in classrooms conflicts with what research shows: Learning is a social process

In the Star Trek universe, the audience occasionally gets a glimpse inside schools on the planet Vulcan. Young children stand ...
Inc

Child Development Experts Reviewed More Than 100 Studies on Screens and Kids. Here Are Their 4 Practical Takeaways for Parents

As the parent of a soon-to-be teenager, I can attest that every parent I know is worried about kids and screens. Instead, researchers are forced to observe the real world, which is wildly messy and ...
Psychology Today

5 Benefits of Child-Led Learning

In my previous posts, we explored why summer feels so boring for kids and why traditional activity lists often make the problem worse. Today, I want to dive deeper into what child-led learning ...
Center for American Progress

A 2024 Review of Child Care and Early Learning in the United States

A child plays with chalk during the Our Babies 1st: Restore the Pay Equity Fund rally at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 2024. (Getty/Jemal Countess) This report accompanies the first ...
The Conversation

Want to spur your child’s intellectual development? Use audiobooks instead of videos

Andrey Vyshedskiy does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
The Conversation

South Africa is failing its youngest children – report flags critical gaps in early learning, social protection and health care

Wiedaad Slemming was the lead author of the 2024 issue of the Child Gauge. It was funded by UNICEF South Africa, The Standard Bank Tutuwa Community Foundation, The LEGO Foundation and the DSI-NRF ...
The Independent

Living in extreme heat slows children’s early development, study finds

Children who grow up in extreme heat are less likely to reach major developmental milestones for reading and numeracy, a new study has found. The research, from New York University, shows that global ...