Hacker News with Generative AI: Child Development

Why young parents should focus on building trust with their kids (desunit.com)
Today, when my 1.9-year-old daughter tried to grab and eat an unwashed orange, I asked her to give it to me so I could wash and peel it if she could wait for a moment. She did. It got me thinking about the marshmallow experiment, where the idea was that patience equals success. But … it wasn’t the whole story.

Parenting, Trust, Child Development

541 points by desunit 9 days ago | 406 comments

Maria Montessori (wikipedia.org)

Education, Child Development, History

82 points by simonebrunozzi 17 days ago | 47 comments

Why Kids' Shows Like 'Cocomelon' Hamper Critical Brain Development (forbes.com)
When adults hear the term “kid-friendly” in regards to entertainment, a familiar image often springs to mind: vibrant colors, catchy tunes and straightforward narratives.

Child Development, Education, Media, Entertainment, Psychology

10 points by KittenInABox 35 days ago | 0 comments

Why kids need to take more risks: science reveal benefits of wild, free play (nature.com)
Studies reveal how risky play can benefit child development. But encouraging it can be a challenge for parents.

Child Development, Parenting, Risk-Taking, Science

53 points by rbanffy 44 days ago | 18 comments

Kids need to take more risks: science reveals the benefits of wild, free play (nature.com)
Studies reveal how risky play can benefit child development. But encouraging it can be a challenge for parents.

Child Development, Parenting, Science, Education

6 points by gnabgib 45 days ago | 0 comments

Impact of early life adversity on reward processing in young adults (2014) (plos.org)
Accumulating evidence suggests that adversity in early childhood may impair human brain development and mental health later in life [1]–[3].

Neuroscience, Psychology, Child Development, Mental Health

125 points by sandwichsphinx 127 days ago | 120 comments

Why children perceive time slower than adults (bbc.com)

Time Perception, Psychology, Child Development

68 points by andsoitis 168 days ago | 43 comments

No screens before age of two, Swedish health authority tells parents (theguardian.com)

Child Development, Health, Sweden, Parenting

35 points by Brajeshwar 172 days ago | 25 comments

8 Year old girl coding with AI (twitter.com)

Child Development, Artificial Intelligence, Education

25 points by johnnygpt 186 days ago | 1 comments

"Sugar rush" in children seems to be confirmation bias (juliawise.net)