2026  21

May  3

How Long a 4-Year-Old Focuses on One Toy Predicts Whether They’ll Graduate College at 25

May 6, 2026 · 7 min

Two-Parent or Single-Parent — A 12-Year Study of 714 Families Found No Difference in Child Behavior

May 3, 2026 · 7 min

“Where Did They Learn That Word?” — Children Are Geniuses at Overhearing

May 1, 2026 · 6 min

April  9

The Moment a Child Stops Grabbing Toys and Starts Negotiating — What Changes?

April 28, 2026 · 6 min

“Just Let Them Play a Lot, Right?” — A Meta-Analysis Says the Quality of Play Matters More Than the Quantity

April 26, 2026 · 6 min

Is Your Second Child a Slower Talker? What Really Matters Isn’t Birth Order

April 23, 2026 · 6 min

How Do You Build a Child’s Focus and Self-Control?

April 15, 2026 · 9 min

When Your Child Is Focused, the Best Thing to Do Is Nothing

April 11, 2026 · 7 min

Children Who Start Reading at 5 vs 7 — What Happens by Age 11?

April 6, 2026 · 6 min

“I’m Usually a Good Parent, So Yelling Sometimes Is Fine, Right?” — A Study of 976 Families Says Otherwise

April 4, 2026 · 7 min

Checking Your Phone While Playing with Your Child — Nearly Every Parent Does It, but Is It Harmless?

April 4, 2026 · 7 min

Data from 150,000 Children Speaks — Does Father Involvement Actually Matter?

April 4, 2026 · 6 min

March  9

To Help Others, Children Must First Feel Safe — What 465 Kids Revealed About the Roots of Empathy

March 29, 2026 · 7 min

Is Cutting Screen Time Really Enough? What 46 Studies Actually Say

March 28, 2026 · 7 min

Children Who Understand Emotions Read Better — A Study Tracking 356 Kids Proves It

March 27, 2026 · 7 min

If AI Reads Picture Books to Your Child, Do Parents Become Obsolete?

March 26, 2026 · 7 min

Starting Early Isn’t Enough — What a 25-Country Review Says About Foreign Language Education for Young Children

March 22, 2026 · 7 min

What Screens Take From Your Child Isn’t Time — It’s Conversation

March 22, 2026 · 6 min

Will Early Foreign Language Exposure Hurt My Child? — Weighing the Concerns Against the Evidence

March 22, 2026 · 8 min

Does Talking More to Your Child Really Accelerate Language Development? — What a 4-Year Longitudinal Study Found

March 21, 2026 · 8 min

The Book You Choose Changes How Your Child Speaks — What a 6-Week Experiment Revealed

March 21, 2026 · 8 min