For Kids With Low Self-Esteem, Excessive Praise Has Unintended Consequences
New research from the Netherlands finds inflated acclaim for kids’ accomplishments can backfire as a motivational tool.
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Music Lessons Boost Emotional, Intellectual Development
German researchers report learning to play a musical instrument is associated with higher grades and superior cognitive skills.
Even Playing TV in the Background May Impede Kids’ Development
New research finds children have trouble learning some basic intellectual and emotional skills if the television is routinely kept on in the background.
What A Healthy, Happy, Wailing Baby You Have!
Researchers at Philadelphia’s Temple University claim to have conclusively proven that tough love advocates are right, and the…