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Developmental PsychologyFeb 28, 2025
Child and Adolescent Development
spans rapid and interlinked changes in physical growth, cognitive capacities and social and
Developmental PsychologyFeb 10, 2025
Developmental psychologists and statisticians come together to ensure research tools measure up
Developmental psychologists like Catarina Vales want to know how kids understand the world. Like all researchers, she relies on ...
Developmental PsychologyJan 31, 2025
Temperament and Emotion Regulation in Child and Adolescent Development
Temperament refers to early‐emerging individual differences in reactivity and self-regulation that shape how children and ...
Developmental PsychologyDec 3, 2024
How to "Awaken" Through Personal Development
You might already know that we can awaken through exercises like meditation or self-inquiry. But did you know that we can also awaken ...
Developmental PsychologyNov 26, 2024
The Puzzling Relationship Between Pets and Child Development
According to a 2021 survey by the Human-Animal Bond Research Institute, 87% of pet owners have experienced improvements in their ...
Developmental PsychologyNov 18, 2024
The first 1,000 days of a child’s life are crucial – there’s growing evidence that the next 1,000 are just as important
The first 1,000 days of a child’s life – pregnancy and the months leading to their second birthday – are a critical time.
Developmental PsychologySep 22, 2024
Understanding cognitive development: Different stages and Piaget’s theory
Trying to keep up with your child's development - and what's best for them at a certain age or stage - can feel like an ...
Developmental PsychologySep 19, 2024
Play it forward: Lasting effects of pretend play in early childhood
As the school year revs up, a renowned child developmental psychologist highlights the robust benefits of pretend play on ...
Developmental PsychologyAug 26, 2024
How Does Early Childhood Shape Us?
This post is part of a series in which I gather insights from leadership, diversity, and wellness experts. Mental health isn’t ...
Developmental PsychologyJul 31, 2024
What Does Physiology Have to Do With Emotional Development?
Why do we study anxiety as a multi-faceted construct? Does it matter to our phenomenology, how we experience this emotion, and ...
Developmental PsychologyMay 29, 2024
New study on adolescent development in secondary schools aims to help teenagers
SINGAPORE - With the increase in mental health conditions and social isolation among Singapore youth today, there is a worry that ...
Developmental PsychologyMay 19, 2024
How do parents’ decisions impact a child’s development?
Ten years ago, Profs. Ariel Kalil and Susan Mayer co-founded the Behavioral Insights and Parenting (BIP) Lab at the University of ...
Developmental PsychologyMay 15, 2024
Amos Wilson
Mr. Amos Wilson dives into the different psychological perspectives across races. In this insightful conversation, Listervelt ...
Developmental PsychologyApr 9, 2024
Applied Developmental Psychology
A PhD in Applied Developmental Psychology will allow you to conduct empirical research aimed to improve the lives of others.
Developmental PsychologyApr 3, 2024
Sampling decisions in developmental psychology
A priori sampling decisions often constrain which age groups are tested in particular developmental studies, which can profoundly ...
Developmental PsychologyApr 2, 2024
Distinguishing developmental delays and autism
Children with autism typically experience developmental delays, but not every child with a developmental delay has autism.
Developmental PsychologyMar 26, 2024
Developmental psychology: Concern for others emerges during second year of life
An empirical longitudinal study tracked the emergence of empathic concern in children. Children exhibit empathic concern at about ...
Developmental PsychologyFeb 14, 2024
A Paradigm Shift in How Scientists Study Kids
There is an open secret in the study of child development: Most of what we think we know about how babies develop is actually ...
Developmental PsychologyDec 13, 2023
The Lifelong Journey of Personal Development
Many individuals seek quick solutions and universal advice to overcome their challenges. However, personal ...
Developmental PsychologyNov 16, 2023
Why Reading Is Important for Children’s Brain Development
Early childhood is a critical period for brain development, which is important for boosting cognition and mental well-being.
Developmental PsychologyFeb 15, 2023
Positive Parenting and Children's Cognitive Development
Positive psychology is a movement that puts the focus on happiness and thriving rather than problems and mental illness.
Developmental PsychologySep 17, 2022
Self-Love Is a Developmental Achievement
Narcissism is a healthy and natural part of psychological development throughout one’s lifetime. This was an innovative idea ...
Developmental PsychologySep 13, 2022
How do children develop memory and how can you help them?
It may be hard to imagine when they’re so tiny, but little ones’ brains are busy making memories all the time. In fact, they ...
Developmental PsychologyJun 11, 2021
Adolescents, Dangerous Behavior, and the Criminal Justice System
In our last Forensic View, we saw that adolescent cognition can be very different from that of adults. Part of this derives from ...
Developmental PsychologyDec 12, 2019
Applied Developmental Psychology PhD
If you enjoyed the research process as an undergraduate and have a strong interest in human development—and want to see how ...
Developmental PsychologyOct 23, 2019
Developmental Psychology
The Developmental Psychology Research Group at the University of Helsinki focuses on many aspects of human development throughout ...
Developmental PsychologyMar 21, 2009
Lifespan Developmental Stages of Text Messaging
Developmental theorists have long argued that human psychosocial development continues across the lifespan, at least for most people. According to my informal research, this perspective is no less ...
Developmental PsychologyMay 9, 2006
The 7 most influential child developmental theories
Child development theories help explain how children grow socially, emotionally, and cognitively over time. Understanding child ...