Forest schools: how climbing trees and making dens can help children develop resilience
Despite all the research that tells parents how good it is for their children to spend time playing outside, they are spending more time indoors than ever before. It seems that concerns about the dangers...Read more
Telling stories using rhythmic gesture helps children improve their oral skills
For the first time, a study has shown that a brief training session with rhythmic gestures has immediate benefits for narrative discourse in children of 5 and 6 years of age. The study was recently...Read more
11 key readings on childrenâs data and privacy online
The almost daily news stories on data privacy and data breaches â including those affecting children â raise urgent questions as everyday activities and actions generate data that are recorded, tracked, collated, analysed and monetised...Read more
What does a great teacher look like?
Teachers with a strong belief in their own ability to âget the job doneâ have the biggest impact on a studentâs learning. Itâs well-known that teachers have the biggest influence on student learning over any other...Read more
Why is school connectedness so important?
If students feel disconnected from school, their learning and even their health can suffer – new research shows how teachers can help. Most of us have memories of our days at school; usually some good and...Read more
A six-year study on understanding childrenâs perspectives
The Foundation of Greater MontrĂ©al is funding a six-year action research project that is focused on understanding childrenâs perspectives. The research will create a better understanding of the relationships between children and their environment over time. This participatory...Read more
Children’s health and participation in the city
In the midst of teaching, consulting and conducting research Carlo Fabian somehow finds time to share his expertise with a number of different organizations. In this interview, we discuss his work. Namely, helping the City of...Read more
Conceptualising privacy online: what do, and what should, children understand?
Post-Cambridge-Analytica, and post-GDPR, children are becoming increasingly aware of how their data is being used online but there are still limits to their digital literacy. In this post, Sonia Livingstone, Mariya Stoilova and Rishita Nandagiri...Read more
New book will “stimulate new research into children’s play”
Critics have given a positive verdict on Policy Press’s new publication, ‘Practice-based research in children’s play’. Published last month, it utilises new methodologies in researching childrenâs play. The book is edited by Doctors Wendy Russell and...Read more
Call for participants: new series on affordability in cities
In my ongoing quest to understand how and why families choose to live in cities, I am launching a new series and, I need your help. The research My Affordable City will profile families living in big...Read more
Researchers look at environments in early years sector
A new initiative in Norway will research the knowledge and tools needed to improve the competence of early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers to develop the indoor and outdoor environments they offer to children. Adrian...Read more
For child research, diversity is key
As the world reacts to the new President’s radical, many say divisive policies on immigration and refugees, this recent blog from leading US nonprofit research organisation, Child Trends is a reminder why a diverse team is so important in...Read more
New book offers fresh approaches to children’s play research
Policy Press, the social policy specialist publisher based at the University of Bristol in England is to publish a new book of practice-based studies that utilise new methodologies in researching children’s play. Edited by Doctors Wendy...Read more