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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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Annie Brookman-Byrne / 13 February 2025

Interviews Learning & Education Development Teaching methods Education systems

Two children are helping each other with homework.

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 6 February 2025

Interviews Learning & Education Development Learning environments Education policy

Two students build a robotic car.

Aisha Schnellmann / 3 February 2025

Interviews Learning & Education Development Teaching methods Education systems

Two children are learning together.

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 30 January 2025

Interviews Learning & Education Development Education systems Education policy

An adult gives a learner a high five.

Jennifer Meyer and Thorben Jansen / 28 January 2025

Articles Learning & Education Development Learning environments Individual differences

A teacher helps a student learn.

Libby Hills and Owen Henkel / 27 January 2025

Podcasts Development Language

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 23 January 2025

Interviews Development Neuroscience Diversity

Three children stand with their arms around each others' shoulders.

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 17 January 2025

Interviews Development Education systems

A child learns using a chalkboard.

Aisha Schnellmann / 6 January 2025

Interviews Learning & Education Development Teaching methods Learning environments

Children learn in school.

Kathryn Bates and Nurgul Gecer / 23 December 2024

Interviews Society Development Mental health Diversity

A young person wearing a backpack walks along a tree-lined path.

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 19 December 2024

Interviews Learning & Education Development Teaching methods Education systems

An adult helps a child arrange colourful notes in the shape of a brain on a bulletin board.

Olli Aksela, Shruti Athavale, Inti Bistolfi, Matti Kaarlela / 10 December 2024

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Annie Brookman-Byrne / 28 July 2026

Articles Development Psychology 21st century skills

Children learn and play in a tree house.

Chunyan Yang / 23 July 2026

Articles Learning & Education Individual differences

Students learn about robotics in an interactive classroom session.

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 7 July 2026

Interviews Learning & Education Development STEM Learning environments

Children learn math through physical movement.

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Alice Aizza / 15 September 2026

Articles Technology Development Education technology AI

Two kids fix a small robotic car toy together.

Libby Hills and Owen Henkel / 18 June 2026

Podcasts Technology Development AI

Amy Orben / 22 April 2026

Articles Technology Development Parenting and childcare AI

A parent and child work on a tablet together.

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Annie Brookman-Byrne / 8 September 2026

Interviews Society Development Equity Education policy

A researcher observes a family as they care for and play with one another within a nurturing environment they've created.

Fotini Vasilopoulos and Lucinda (Lucy) Grummitt / 1 September 2026

Articles Development Mental health

A little girl is playing pretend with a toy stethoscope and a toy syringe.

Roisin Perry and Iroise Dumontheil / 27 August 2026

Articles Development Psychology Equity

Children complete schoolwork together.

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