What Makes a Lonely Child?
A major new study has scanned the brains of nearly 10,000 children and tracked them for three years. Its findings reveal which children are most at risk of loneliness, and what can be done to prevent it.
What Makes a Lonely Child?
A major new study has scanned the brains of nearly 10,000 children and tracked them for three years. Its findings reveal which children are most at risk of loneliness, and what can be done to prevent it.
How Supplements Can Boost Your Child’s Brain
Fish oil reducing aggression. Vitamins outperforming psychiatric medication. The clinical research on whether supplements can benefit children's brains is more rigorous, surprising and revealing than you may think.
Your Child Has a Digital File. You Built It - and You Can’t Take It Back
You almost certainly posted a photograph of your child online this year. This article explains exactly why that unremarkable act is part of a larger problem now causing documented psychological harm to children and being exploited at industrial scale by AI systems.
Turning Off the Screen Isn't Enough
New research from Estonia has quietly dismantled one of the most confident pieces of parenting advice of the past decade. Reducing your child's screen time matters - but what you replace it with matters far more.
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The Truth About How Music Lessons Improve Your Child's Mind
Will music lessons help turn your child into a math genius? Science says the 'Mozart Effect' is a myth. But don't quit the violin just yet! Discover how music actually rewires your child's brain and the crucial skills it does improve.
Why You Shouldn't Observe Your Child Doing Their Homework: How Trying to Help Actually Halts Their Focus
We sit with our children to help them with homework, but new research reveals this well-intentioned habit backfires. Here is why your physical presence causes the exact struggle you are trying to prevent.
The Present but Absent Parent: How Our After Hours Work Impacts Our Teens
We think answering a quick email while in the company of our children is a harmless compromise. But to our teens, it looks like we are rejecting them. New science reveals how our after hours work impacts adolescent mental health.
More Than Just a Bad Day: When Bullying Looks Like Trauma, And How You Can Help Your Child
New research reveals that bullying can actually cause post-traumatic stress in children. If your child can’t 'bounce back' from being bullied, they aren't weak. We explain the biology of the hurt, and how to help them heal.
Phones At The School Gate: We Can’t Just Blame The Kids
75% of parents want school phone bans, yet teens still scroll for over an hour during class. Why? The answer is uncomfortable: they are mirroring us. We explore the new data on why reclaiming their focus starts with us putting our own phones down.
The Persistent Labels of the Classroom: How School Streaming Shapes a Child’s Primary Years
New research reveals the hidden cost of school streaming: an "emotional legacy" that can shape a child's self-belief for years. We unpack why "fluid" groups often become fixed labels and provide the essential, evidence-backed questions you need to ask to keep your child’s potential open.
The Digital Handover: Why Strict Rules Backfire With Teenagers
Strict digital rules protect young children, but research shows that for older teenagers, they often backfire. Shifting from a role where you control access to one where you offer advice builds the internal skills children need to navigate the internet safely when you are not there.
Your Child Thinks An Algorithm Is Listening To Them (And What You Should Do About It)
Does your child try to "train" their apps, content and social media feeds. Understand why they do it and help your child turn digital myths into media literacy.
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The Truth About How Music Lessons Improve Your Child's Mind
Will music lessons help turn your child into a math genius? Science says the 'Mozart Effect' is a myth. But don't quit the violin just yet! Discover how music actually rewires your child's brain and the crucial skills it does improve.
Why You Shouldn't Observe Your Child Doing Their Homework: How Trying to Help Actually Halts Their Focus
We sit with our children to help them with homework, but new research reveals this well-intentioned habit backfires. Here is why your physical presence causes the exact struggle you are trying to prevent.
The Present but Absent Parent: How Our After Hours Work Impacts Our Teens
We think answering a quick email while in the company of our children is a harmless compromise. But to our teens, it looks like we are rejecting them. New science reveals how our after hours work impacts adolescent mental health.
More Than Just a Bad Day: When Bullying Looks Like Trauma, And How You Can Help Your Child
New research reveals that bullying can actually cause post-traumatic stress in children. If your child can’t 'bounce back' from being bullied, they aren't weak. We explain the biology of the hurt, and how to help them heal.
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Phones At The School Gate: We Can’t Just Blame The Kids
75% of parents want school phone bans, yet teens still scroll for over an hour during class. Why? The answer is uncomfortable: they are mirroring us. We explore the new data on why reclaiming their focus starts with us putting our own phones down.
The Persistent Labels of the Classroom: How School Streaming Shapes a Child’s Primary Years
New research reveals the hidden cost of school streaming: an "emotional legacy" that can shape a child's self-belief for years. We unpack why "fluid" groups often become fixed labels and provide the essential, evidence-backed questions you need to ask to keep your child’s potential open.
The Digital Handover: Why Strict Rules Backfire With Teenagers
Strict digital rules protect young children, but research shows that for older teenagers, they often backfire. Shifting from a role where you control access to one where you offer advice builds the internal skills children need to navigate the internet safely when you are not there.
Your Child Thinks An Algorithm Is Listening To Them (And What You Should Do About It)
Does your child try to "train" their apps, content and social media feeds. Understand why they do it and help your child turn digital myths into media literacy.