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Is safety compromised when students talk to AI chatbots?

Libby Hills and Owen Henkel / 30 October 2025
Podcasts Technology Learning & Education Technology and society Education technology
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The neuroscientist decoding how the teenage brain develops 

Aisha Schnellmann / 23 October 2025
Interviews Development Neuroscience Education systems
Teenagers play a brain-themed arcade dance game.

Learning to learn in kindergarten

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.

How movement helps children learn

Melissa Hogenboom / 20 October 2025
Articles Development Play Individual differences
A group of children dance.

Teen mental health and technology

Libby Hills and Owen Henkel / 16 October 2025
Podcasts Technology Development Technology and society Mental health
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How teenagers use music to deal with emotions 

Lorelei Aeby, Ines Daccord, David Bürgin / 14 October 2025
Articles Development Mental health Learning environments
A teenager listens to music on headphones.

The cognitive neuroscientist examining how developing brains respond to social experiences 

Aisha Schnellmann / 9 October 2025
Interviews Development Neuroscience 21st century skills
A child and a woman water growing neurons that look like plants.

BOLD explores… Children’s self-esteem

Eddie Brummelman / 8 October 2025
Videos Development Individual differences
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Body image struggles affect boys too 

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.

The trouble with AI detectors in academic settings

Libby Hills and Owen Henkel / 2 October 2025
Podcasts Learning & Education Education technology
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The power of parents in helping kids beat academic stress 

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.

Why girls need more outdoor playtime

Amanda Ruggeri / 29 September 2025
Articles Society Development Play Education systems
A girl is climbing a tree.

Explore the latest news, research and opinions about child development and learning

Why children need to understand money

Melissa Hogenboom / 4 December 2025
Articles Development Parenting and childcare Education policy
A boy is paying for groceries.

There’s no single right way to parent 

Emma Blakey, Molly Willis, Emma Smith / 24 November 2025
Opinions Development Parenting and childcare Equity
A child sits on their parent's shoulders at a concert.

When helping your child hurts their progress

Meeri Kim / 11 November 2025
Articles Learning & Education Development Parenting and childcare Equity
A child is doing a puzzle.
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The literacy researcher finding ways to strengthen the language skills of multilingual learners

Aisha Schnellmann / 18 December 2025
Interviews Learning & Education Development Reading and writing Diversity
An adult watches a child catch butterflies made of letters.

The cognitive psychologist reimagining STEM learning 

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 2 December 2025
Interviews Technology Learning & Education Education technology 21st century skills
An adult helps a child learn with a robot.

The school psychologist building resilience in students and teachers

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 20 November 2025
Interviews Learning & Education Development Learning environments Diversity
An adult helps a child to shield herself from bullies.
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Where is AI in education heading?

Libby Hills / 15 December 2025
Opinions Technology Learning & Education Education technology
A child sits outside, working on a tablet.

How should EdTech integrate into mathematics classrooms?

Libby Hills and Owen Henkel / 11 December 2025
Podcasts Technology Learning & Education STEM Education technology
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Handwriting versus typing for children’s literacy

Meeri Kim / 4 November 2025
Articles Learning & Education Reading and writing Education technology
A boy writes in a notebook in the classroom.
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