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Explore our Development hub to learn more about the science behind how young people develop. What makes every child unique? How does the brain grow? Do genes define children’s outcomes? Is there a right way to parent? Why is play so powerful for children’s development? How can caregivers build children’s self-esteem? Discover the latest in child psychology, cognition, neuroscience, genetics, and health.

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Meeri Kim / 11 November 2025

Articles Learning & Education Development Parenting and childcare Equity

A child is doing a puzzle.

Aisha Schnellmann / 23 October 2025

Interviews Development Neuroscience Education systems

Teenagers play a brain-themed arcade dance game.

Ellis Stevelink and Mélanie Maximino-Pinheiro / 21 October 2025

Articles Learning & Education Development Teaching methods Education systems

A child holds a model of a brain.

Melissa Hogenboom / 20 October 2025

Articles Development Play Individual differences

A group of children dance.

Libby Hills and Owen Henkel / 16 October 2025

Podcasts Technology Development Technology and society Mental health

Lorelei Aeby, Ines Daccord, David Bürgin / 14 October 2025

Articles Development Mental health Learning environments

A teenager listens to music on headphones.

Natalia Kucirkova, Alexis Hiniker, Sho Tsuji, Robert Wolfe, Aayushi Dangol, Megumi Ishikawa / 13 October 2025

Narrated Technology Development Education technology

A child presses on a smart speaker.

Aisha Schnellmann / 9 October 2025

Interviews Development Neuroscience 21st century skills

A child and a woman water growing neurons that look like plants.

Eddie Brummelman / 8 October 2025

Videos Development Individual differences

Eddie Brummelman

Jessica Felder, Tamesha Dirr, Livia von Siebenthal, Yaëlle Eschmann, David Bürgin / 7 October 2025

Articles Society Development Psychology Individual differences

A boy looks at his phone.

Anika Stark, Claudia Woodtli, Melina Pozzy, Noemi Lutz, David Bürgin / 30 September 2025

Articles Development Parenting and childcare Education systems

A mother and daughter are sitting together having a conversation.

Amanda Ruggeri / 29 September 2025

Articles Society Development Play Education systems

A girl is climbing a tree.

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Melis Muradoglu / 22 January 2026

Articles Learning & Education Development Psychology Individual differences

A child is interacting with colorful gears on a mechanical wall.

Alicia Forsberg / 13 January 2026

Videos Learning & Education Development Teaching methods Individual differences

Alicia Forsberg

Aisha Schnellmann / 18 December 2025

Interviews Learning & Education Development Reading and writing Diversity

An adult watches a child catch butterflies made of letters.

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Libby Hills and Owen Henkel / 12 February 2026

Podcasts Technology Learning & Education Education technology

Sheri McVay and Jonathan Santo / 8 January 2026

Articles Learning & Education Development Mental health 21st century skills

A teen sits on a swing looking at their phone.

Libby Hills / 15 December 2025

Narrated Technology Learning & Education Education technology

A child sits outside, working on a tablet.

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Alex Lloyd and Laura Lucas / 27 January 2026

Articles Learning & Education Development Mental health Education systems

An adult and teenagers are sitting in a circle having a discussion.

Aisha Schnellmann / 15 January 2026

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A researcher looks at a map of the world featuring different learning scenarios.

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 9 December 2025

Articles Society Learning & Education Equity

A girl is learning in a classroom.

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