Children & Family Archives

Boost kids’ skills and memories with weekly game night

Family rituals contribute to the rhythm and predictability of family life and they support child development. Once you find an activity the whole family enjoys together, the key is to repeat and make it a family […]

Why do kids hate going to sleep, while adults usually love it?

The Conversation

The school holidays are here, and parents struggling to get their children to bed will no doubt be thinking: what is wrong with you? I would do anything to get more sleep! Children seem to do […]

5 simple tips for parents who will still be co-teachers when kids go back to school

The Conversation

COVID-19 undoubtedly changed K-12 classrooms for the near future. When school resumes in the fall, even if education returns to pre-pandemic “normal” – with students attending classes all day and in person – teachers are […]

Kids' love for video games can improve classroom learning, study finds

Phys.org

Kids’ love for video games should be harnessed by teachers to improve classroom learning, new Australian research has found.This post was originally published on this site

Political 'couples therapy' could heal a divided America, study finds

Phys.org

Experts know political polarization in the United States is a problem. What they don’t know, according to Rob Blair, is what to do about it.This post was originally published on this site

Parents' belief in kids' academic ability can actually improve their grades

Phys.org

We have all met the parent who thinks their kid is the next Picasso or Einstein regardless of the evidence. But it’s hard to know if these beliefs are helpful or harmful.This post was originally […]

“Mamma, Do You Love Me?” – A New Poetry Book by Dominique Forbes

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“MAMMA, DO YOU LOVE ME?” – Life through the eyes of a child who sees no grey is a poetry book that consists of 100 + poems, has been tested and proven! ABOUT THE BOOK […]

Expanding the definition of family to reflect our realities

The Conversation

The second Monday in February is Family Day in parts of Canada. Started in Alberta in 1990, four additional provinces celebrate Family Day: British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick. (Other provinces have holidays reflecting their […]

How intimate partner violence affects children’s health

The Conversation

Childhood should be a happy and carefree time, but often it doesn’t work out that way. Children are exposed to all the stresses and strains that affect the families and communities in which they grow […]

Children own around 3 digital devices on average, and few can spend a day without them

The Conversation

More than nine out of ten parents think digital media and technologies are a negative distraction in their lives. And 83% think their children are also negatively distracted by digital devices. These are some of […]

Study: 'Hidden workers' are being excluded from the workforce

Since business has picked up with the COVID vaccine rollout, record numbers of employers have struggled to find workers. In August, half of U.S. small business owners had jobs they wanted to fill, a historic [...]
Companies' adoption of robots is partly due to shortages in middle-aged labor

You might think robots and other forms of workplace automation gain traction due to intrinsic advances in technology—that innovations naturally find their way into the economy. But a study co-authored by an MIT professor tells [...]
Poverty worsened 2020 as many low-wage workers took the brunt of the economic blows

Poverty in the U.S. increased in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic hammered the economy and unemployment soared. Those at the bottom of the economic ladder were hit hardest, new figures confirm, suggesting that the recession [...]