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June 2020: 23 Phenomenal Young Adult Books By Black Authors From The First Half Of 2020

June 2020: 11 Summer Reading Programs Where Kids Can Earn Free Books, Gift Cards & More

Mar 2020: 10 Free Learning Websites for Kids

Mar 2020: Online Read-Alouds, Story Times, Sing Alongs and Illustrating Tutorials to do from Home

Mar 2020: 77 (More) Simple STEM Activities for Families

Mar 2020: 30 At Home Brain Breaks

Jan 2020: Raising Children with Poor School Performance: Parenting Styles and Short- and Long-Term Consequences for Adolescent and Adult Development

Dec 2019: 25 Books That Teach Kids To Care About The Environment

Dec 2019: Students do Better in School when they can Understand, Manage Emotions

Nov 2019: Five Ways To Boost Resilience In Children

Nov 2019: Helicopter Parents and 'Hothouse Children' -- Exploring the High Stakes of Family Dynamics

Nov 2019: Schools Less Important Than Parents in Determining Higher Education Aspirations

Nov 2019: Growth Mindset Videos: 10 TEDTalks to Share With Your Students and Children

Oct 2019: Seafood Consumption During Pregnancy may Improve Attention Capacity in Children

Sep 2019: Parental Involvement Plays Key Role in Children's Academic Attainment, Research Shows

Sep 2019: Childhood Behavior Linked to Taking Paracetamol in Pregnancy

Aug 2019: 37 Children’s Books to Help Talk About Racism & Discrimination

Aug 2019: One Therapy Bests Others at Motivating Kids with Autism to Speak, Study Finds

Aug 2019: Deputies Say These 15 Apps Could Put Your Kids in Danger

Jul 2019: Screen Time No Child's Play

Jul 2019: Offering Children a Wide Variety and Large Quantities of Snack Food Encourages Them to Eat More

Jul 2019: Good Home Learning in Early Years Boosts Your Secondary School Achievements

Jul 2019: How Does Playing with Other Children Affect Toddlers' Language Learning?

Jun 2019: Low Sunlight Exposure in Pregnancy Linked with Higher Risk of Learning Disabilities

Jun 2019: School Children Who Nap Are Happier, Excel Academically, and Have Fewer Behavioral Problems

Jun 2019: The Dad from that Viral Baby Video is Demonstrating a Crucial Parenting Skill

May 2019: Maternal Nut Consumption During Pregnancy Linked to Improvements in Neurodevelopment in Children

Mar 2019: Taking Arts Classes Leads to Better Academic Performance

Mar 2019: Bus Driver Keeps a Bucket of Books Up Front to Encourage Kids to Read, and Not All Heroes Wear Capes

Mar 2019: The Cult of Homework

Feb 2019: Time Parents Spend with Children Key to Academic Success

Feb 2019: Children Who Eat Lunch Score 18 Percent Higher in Reading Tests

Jan 2019: 18 Perfect Read-Alouds for Teaching Growth Mindset

Jan 2019: Babies Who Hear Two Languages at Home Develop Advantages in Attention

Dec 2018: Parents' Brain Activity 'Echoes' Their Child's When They Play Together

Dec 2018: Child Abuse Rises the Weekend After Report Cards Go Home, Study Finds

Dec 2018: Lots of Children Received Electronics or Phones for Christmas...Here are a Few Ways You Can Keep Them Safe!

Nov 2018: Parents Learn, Babies Talk: How Coaching Moms and Dads Improves Infants' Language Skills

Nov 2018: Container Baby Syndrome: How Equipment Can Hinder a Child's Development

Nov 2018: Dialogue Improves Children’s Learning Abilities

Nov 2018: Electronic Baby Toys Associated with Decrease in Quality and Quantity of Language in Infants

Nov 2018: Adolescent Cannabis Use Alters Development of Planning, Self-Control Brain Areas

Nov 2018: 30 Picture Books About World-Changing Women

Oct 2018: Nurseries may Trump Informal or Childminder Care for Kids' Psychological Development

Oct 2018: 'Toxic Stress' on Children can Harm their Lifelong Learning, Mental and Physical Health

Oct 2018: Researchers Find the Most Plausible Cause of Wellbeing Decline in Youth is Increased Screen Time

Sep 2018: Limiting Children's Recreational Screen Time to Less than Two Hours a Day Linked to Better Cognition, Study Finds

Sep 2018: Declining Student Resilience: A Serious Problem for Colleges

Jul 2018: Prenatal Exposure to Folic Acid Fortification of Food May Reduce Mental Health Risks in Children

Jul 2018: Baby Talk Words Build Infants' Language Skills

Jul 2018: A New Behavioral Therapy Helps Kids With Depression--And Their Parents

Jul 2018: It's Science: Teaching Self-Control is More Important than Academics

Jun 2018: Early Maternal Diet Affects Brain Development and Adult Memory

May 2018: Help with Homework can Affect Child's Persistence

May 2018: Are Your Children Overdoing It? Too Many Extracurricular Activities can do More Harm than Good

May 2018: Attentive Adults Increase Children's Ability to Empathize

Apr 2018: Israeli Research Links Acetaminophen During Pregnancy to Autism, ADHD

Apr 2018: How Anxiety Leads to Disruptive Behavior

Apr 2018: To Improve Future Relationship With Your Kids, Turn Up the Music

Apr 2018: Soccer Heading -- Not Collisions -- Cognitively Impairs Players

Apr 2018: Baby Talk Isn’t Silly. It’s a Serious Way of Learning

Mar 2018: iPad Generation's Fingers Not Ready to Write, Teachers Say

Mar 2018: Early Numeracy Performance of Young Kids Linked to Specific Math Activities at Home

Nov 2017: Lack of Sleep Could Cause Mood Disorders in Teens

Nov 2017: Engaging Children in Math at Home Equals a Boost in More than Just Math Skills

Nov 2017: Eye Contact With Your Baby Helps Synchronize Brainwaves

Nov 2017: Parenting Behaviors Linked to Suicide Among Adolescents

Nov 2017: The Four Ways to Promote Creativity in Children Come More Naturally to Some Mothers than Others

Nov 2017: Hearing Different Accents at Home Impacts Language Processing in Infants

Nov 2017: For Baby’s Brain to Benefit, Read the Right Books at the Right Time

Nov 2017: Brains of Children with a Better Physical Fitness Possess a Greater Volume of Gray Matter

Oct 2017: Parents Have an Even Greater Impact on the Well-Being of Young People than Expected

Oct 2017: This is an Excellent Graphic to Share with Parents!

Oct 2017: Getting The Most Out Of Pre-K, 'The Most Important' Year In School

Oct 2017: Screen Children with Reading Difficulties for Hearing Problems

Oct 2017: 'Resilience' to Adversity Determines if a Child Survives or Thrives when Bullied

Sep 2017: Self-Esteem in Kids: Lavish Praise Is Not the Answer, Warmth Is

Sep 2017: Kids Cheat More If You Tell Them They Are Awesome

Sep 2017: Teens Come 'Jet Lagged' to School: Shifting Sleeping Patterns at Weekends

Sep 2017: Third and Fourth Graders who Own Cell Phones are More Likely to be Cyberbullied

Sep 2017: Stepping Back from Overparenting: A Stanford Dean’s Perspective

Sep 2017: What Screen Time Can Really Do to Kids' Brains

Sep 2017: Youth Football Linked to Emotional and Behavioral Impairments Later in Life

Aug 2017: Child's Home Learning Environment Predicts 5th Grade Academic Skills

Jul 2017: Summer Reading For Your Woke Kid

Jul 2017: Something New For Baby To Chew On: Rocket Science And Quantum Physics

Are You Pregnant? 8 Simple Things You Can Do to Have an Intelligent Baby

Students More Likely to Succeed if Teachers have Positive Perceptions of Parents

49 Phrases to Calm an Anxious Child

‘How I Feel About My School’: The construction and validation of a measure of wellbeing at school for primary school children

Managing Big Emotions Through Movement: Yoga for Kids

Teenagers’ Brains Process Risk Differently when Mum is Around

Babies Exposed to Stimulation Get Brain Boost

How Can I Help My Child to Fall Asleep and Stay Asleep?

Children’s Brains Develop Faster with Music Training

49 Phrases to Calm an Anxious Child

Sedentary lifestyle may impair academic performance in boys

Parents should avoid pressuring young children over grades

Helicopter parents: Hovering may have effect as kids transition to adulthood

Joyful Journey Mom's Ultimate List of Grants and Resources for Families with Special Needs

Parent-led Early Intervention for Autism is the First to Show Reduction in Symptom Severity Through to Ages 7-11

Sleep-deprived preschoolers eat more

Risks of harm from spanking confirmed by analysis of 5 decades of research

For parents of a child who stutters: ways to help

Association of the Type of Toy Used During Play With the Quantity and Quality of Parent-Infant Communication

The Most Powerful 3 Letter Word A Teacher Or Parent Can Use

Helicopter parents take extreme approach to homework

How Parents and Teachers Can Nurture the 'Quiet Power' of Introverts

Bilingual toddlers who obtain more practice in language switching are better at certain types of problem solving

Multilingual Or Not, Infants Learn Words Best When It Sounds Like Home

Janet N. Zadina, Ph.D

Brain Research and Instruction

Science and Strategies

Janet N. Zadina, Ph.D

Brain Research and Instruction

Bridging Neuroscience and Education

"Science and Strategies"

Copyright 2013 Janet Zadina, Ph.D. All rights reserved