Daycare
Why Comparing Children Makes Problems Worse (US)
When something is hard at daycare — biting, slow language, a friendship that won't take — the most natural move in the world is to look at the other c...
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Daycare
Why Comparing Children Makes Problems Worse (UK)
When something is hard at daycare — biting, slow language, a friendship that won't take — the most natural move in the world is to look at the other c...
4 min read
Daycare
Why Comparing Children Makes Problems Worse (Global)
When something is hard at daycare — biting, slow language, a friendship that won't take — the most natural move in the world is to look at the other c...
4 min read
Parenting
The Problem With Telling Children They Are Smart
"You're so smart" sounds like the safest thing you can say to a child. The data say otherwise. In a series of well-replicated studies, children praise...
6 min read
Parenting
How Self-Perception Changes After Having a Child
You catch your reflection in the kitchen window at 9 p.m., still in the clothes you slept in, holding a half-eaten piece of toast you started three ho...
8 min read
Family Life
Why Comparing Children Increases Tension
The remark slips out without thinking. "Your sister was already sleeping through by this age." "Look how nicely your brother is sitting." It sounds li...
8 min read
Daycare
Why Comparing Children Makes Problems Worse
When something is hard at daycare — biting, slow language, a friendship that won't take — the most natural move in the world is to look at the other c...
4 min read
Parenting
Building Self-Esteem in Young Children: What Actually Works
The self-esteem industry has done children few favours. The generation raised on trophy-for-everyone participation awards and "you're so special" prai...
5 min read
Emotions
Building Resilience: How Children Develop Positive Self-Talk
Children's inner voices form largely unseen by parents. The child who, after making a mistake, says to themselves "I'm so stupid, I always get things...
5 min read
Emotions
Building a Healthy Body Image in Children
Body image concerns are not a teenage problem that turns up in adolescence. They start much earlier — often in primary school, sometimes in preschool...
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