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