BOLD insights

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What happens in children’s and young people’s brains when they learn? What does the ideal learning and development environment for each individual look like? Which programs and technologies should be pursued? Which decision makers need to be involved to improve development and learning conditions?

BOLD insights explores how children and young people develop and learn. Researchers, science journalists, policymakers, and practitioners are all invited to have their say.



Episode Date
What supports do young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities need?
May 05, 2026
How important is parents’ mental health for children?
Apr 28, 2026
Why do children need friends?
Apr 21, 2026
When pupils look attentive but their minds have wandered
Apr 17, 2026
Should maths classrooms change in the AI era?
Apr 14, 2026
Do children benefit from older mentors?
Apr 10, 2026
Robotics education that centers young people
Apr 07, 2026
Why hitting children doesn’t help
Mar 31, 2026
How do children learn through everyday experiences?
Mar 27, 2026
The promise and practical gaps in the 2026 SEND reforms
Mar 24, 2026
Why we need to change the narrative around adolescence
Mar 20, 2026
What factors contribute to high-quality early childhood services?
Mar 13, 2026
What helps teachers navigate sensitive topics in the classroom?
Mar 10, 2026
How are the COVID babies doing 5 years on?
Mar 06, 2026
Can teen mental health problems be prevented in school?
Feb 13, 2026
How do children develop spatial reasoning?
Feb 10, 2026
Why do children approach learning in different ways?
Feb 06, 2026
Can the science of learning improve global education?
Feb 03, 2026
Where is AI in education heading?
Jan 30, 2026
Why children need to understand money
Jan 27, 2026
When the bullies follow you home: How cyberbullying hurts children
Jan 23, 2026
How do children learn to navigate their world?
Jan 20, 2026
There’s no single right way to parent
Jan 09, 2026
How to deal with sensitive topics in the classroom
Jan 06, 2026
When helping your child hurts their progress
Jan 02, 2026
How teenagers use music to deal with emotions
Dec 09, 2025
Why corporal punishment should be banned globally
Dec 02, 2025
Learning to learn in kindergarten
Nov 28, 2025
Can conversational AI support children’s wellbeing?
Nov 25, 2025
Handwriting versus typing for children’s literacy
Nov 21, 2025
The power of parents in helping kids beat academic stress
Nov 14, 2025
How schools can adapt to teens’ sleep rhythms
Nov 11, 2025
How movement helps children learn
Nov 07, 2025
Body image struggles affect boys too
Nov 04, 2025
Why children’s language and emotion regulation go hand in hand
Oct 31, 2025
Why girls need more outdoor playtime
Oct 03, 2025
The good and bad of kids’ boredom
Sep 30, 2025
How do we know what works in education?
Sep 26, 2025
Why children need creativity
Sep 23, 2025
Supporting children with special educational needs helps everyone
Sep 16, 2025
What affects children’s motivation to work hard?
Sep 09, 2025
Why can’t we remember our early childhoods?
Sep 03, 2025
How to create joyful connections with children
Aug 15, 2025
Helping children learn from each other
Aug 05, 2025
How parents can make their children feel more loved
Jul 15, 2025
Should young people be banned from using smartphones?
Jul 11, 2025
How do patterns help children learn language and social skills?
Jun 27, 2025
Are we bridging the gap from brain scan to lesson plan?
Jun 24, 2025
Why do children use loopholes?
Jun 20, 2025
How is victimization at school linked to depression?
Jun 13, 2025
Using edtech to personalize learning
Jun 10, 2025
How do motor impairments affect learning?
Jun 06, 2025
How metacognition can bridge the attainment gap
Jun 04, 2025
What helps autistic children flourish at school?
May 30, 2025
How can teachers support children with ADHD?
May 27, 2025
Gaming as a family
May 16, 2025
How can educators address inequality in the classroom?
May 10, 2025
The power of playing with your child
May 07, 2025
How to support highly sensitive children in class
May 02, 2025
What do books teach children about race and gender?
Mar 25, 2025
Aggressive children too, can be victimized in the classroom
Mar 14, 2025
How do children develop positive self-beliefs?
Mar 11, 2025
How to support girls in sports
Mar 07, 2025
Might creative dance lessons improve children’s learning?
Mar 05, 2025
How can analogies promote learning?
Jan 24, 2025
Supporting students with special educational needs and disabilities
Jan 21, 2025
Measuring brainwaves to understand what supports children's learning
Jan 17, 2025
Measuring brainwaves to understand how children pay attention
Jan 14, 2025
How to help children who avoid school
Jan 10, 2025
Measuring brainwaves to understand how children learn
Jan 07, 2025
Can we embrace generative AI in education?
Jan 03, 2025
Encouraging creative play
Dec 07, 2024
How to help children recognize the humanity in others
Nov 29, 2024
How important are healthy relationships for children?
Nov 12, 2024
What makes every child different?
Nov 09, 2024
How does stress affect teenagers?
Nov 05, 2024
Genes don’t define your destiny in education
Oct 01, 2024
How well do you understand your child's development?
Sep 27, 2024
Why children need a balanced diet to thrive
Sep 20, 2024
The delicate art of raising children’s self-esteem
Sep 13, 2024
How can children use language to support their mental health?
Sep 10, 2024
How does physical activity benefit classroom learning?
Sep 06, 2024
What’s the best way to teach kids decimals?
Sep 03, 2024
Can EdTech promote inclusion for conflict-affected children?
Aug 30, 2024
Why children can benefit from using their fingers for math
Aug 13, 2024
How do games affect children's development?
Aug 09, 2024
Giving children agency in an era of artificial intelligence
Aug 06, 2024
Do children benefit from forest school?
Jul 09, 2024
How play streets can boost learning
Jul 05, 2024
Do kids benefit from making art in nature?
Jul 02, 2024
Joyful teaching and deeper learning in kindergarten
Jun 28, 2024
Taking play seriously
Jun 25, 2024
Harnessing the hidden strengths of children in poverty
Jun 04, 2024
Proponents and opponents of private education need to work together
May 17, 2024
How to help children cope with war trauma
May 03, 2024
What lessons can we learn from educational innovations developed during the pandemic?
Apr 26, 2024
Supporting children with inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity
Apr 23, 2024
Let's help teachers address students' learning needs
Apr 19, 2024
ChatGPT: Educational friend or foe?
Apr 16, 2024
How do children help each other?
Apr 13, 2024
What motivates students to learn?
Apr 09, 2024
Digital books for children affected by war
Apr 05, 2024
How might parents’ speech impact children’s development?
Apr 02, 2024
How the brain changes as children learn to read
Mar 29, 2024
The impact of COVID-19 prenatal stress on child development
Mar 26, 2024
What happens when students experience the power of their brains?
Mar 22, 2024
How has the pandemic shaped sibling relationships?
Mar 19, 2024
Bedtime routines aren’t just for babies
Mar 15, 2024
Should adolescents start school later?
Mar 12, 2024
Does access to nature matter for children’s learning and wellbeing?
Mar 08, 2024
Teen mental health is on a spectrum
Mar 06, 2024
What’s the most effective way to learn the times table?
Mar 01, 2024
Adapting to individual needs enables children to thrive together
Feb 27, 2024
The challenges of implementing EdTech solutions for conflict-affected children
Feb 23, 2024
Can EdTech support more than learning for conflict-affected children?
Feb 20, 2024
Has the COVID-19 crisis affected reading development?
Feb 16, 2024
What makes a happy school?
Feb 13, 2024
The benefits of adventurous play
Feb 09, 2024
The promising world of children's digital books
Feb 06, 2024
How can media exposure affect a child's body image?
Feb 02, 2024
Protecting children's right to play
Jan 30, 2024
What makes a happy teacher? (and why it matters to learners)
Jan 26, 2024
The benefits of helping children understand emotions
Jan 23, 2024
Building resilience to protect teen mental health
Jan 19, 2024
How can schools help children manage climate anxiety?
Jan 17, 2024
How are the parents?
Jan 12, 2024
Alexa, can you support kids’ social-emotional learning?
Jan 09, 2024
Can EdTech bridge learning gaps for conflict-affected children?
Jan 05, 2024
Searching for the right balance of agency in EdTech
Jan 02, 2024
Rethinking preschool maths
Dec 29, 2023
Playful learning makes for joyful parenting
Dec 26, 2023
Do children need phonics to read English?
Dec 22, 2023
What motivates children to read?
Dec 19, 2023
Could teaching children empathy reduce bullying?
Dec 15, 2023
Working memory in the classroom
Dec 12, 2023
What's your mission as a teacher?
Dec 08, 2023
How does metacognition help children learn?
Dec 05, 2023
Talking to babies may have a positive impact on their brains
Dec 01, 2023
How bilingualism affects a child's world
Nov 28, 2023
What kinds of mental health support do teens want?
Nov 24, 2023
Transforming education to help children thrive together
Nov 21, 2023
How to spot a highly sensitive child
Nov 18, 2023
How do children generate new ideas?
May 31, 2022
What are the impacts of childhood adversity?
May 12, 2022
Could playing video games impact learning ability?
Apr 08, 2021
How does morality develop in children as they mature?
Mar 29, 2021
The role of early interventions in improving the lives of children
Mar 22, 2021
Understanding the adolescent brain
Mar 15, 2021
How do genes and environment interact?
Mar 08, 2021
Understanding the effects of poverty on child development, with Greg Duncan
Mar 01, 2021
Dante Cicchetti on overcoming adversity
Feb 22, 2021
What makes us human? With Michael Tomasello
Feb 15, 2021
Could studying children teach us about ageing?
Feb 08, 2021
Laurence Steinberg on risk-taking in adolescents
Jan 25, 2021