Young girl looking sad

5 important ways to support your child’s mental health at home

When grown-ups reminisce about childhood, we think of halcyon, bygone days of endless play. But there was always another side to childhood – one that…

Teenage girl looking away

Autism strategies and approaches for children: how do I choose?

According to the Centers for Disease Control in the United States, every 1 in 59 children has autism spectrum disorder 1 . In the United Kingdom…

Kindergarteners

Child development - milestones for kindergarteners

The aim of this article is to provide insight into the developmental milestones – or the skills and abilities that are acquired by children of a…

Toddler on the beach

Child development - milestones for 2 year olds

The aim of this article is to provide insight into the developmental milestones that 2-year-old children typically exhibit across all areas of…

Child running down the pavement

Child development - milestones for 3 year olds

The aim of this article is to provide insight into the developmental milestones that parents can anticipate when a child is three years old; and…

Little boy and a snowman

Child development - milestones for 4 year olds

The aim of this article is to provide insight into the milestones to anticipate when your child is four years old – across all developmental domains…

Baby with a 1st birthday cake

Child development - milestones for 1 year olds

The aim of this article is to provide a comprehensive look at developmental milestones for 1-year-old children across all areas of development…

Little girl with a book

Child development - milestones for grade 1 (ages 6 and 7)

The aim of this article is to provide an overview of what changes you can expect in your newly-minted first grader by the end of the school year…

Girl with a backpack looking happy

Child development - milestones for grades 2 and 3 (ages 7 and 8)

Aim The aim of this article is to provide an overview of what changes you can expect to see in your second or third grader, or a child who is 7 or…

Grade four and grade five student

Child development - milestones for grades 4 and 5 (ages 9 and 10)

The aim of this article is to provide an overview of what changes you can expect to see in your fourth or fifth grader, or a child who is 9 or 1…

Teenagers in high school

Child development - milestones for high school

The aim of this article is to provide an overview of what changes you can expect to see in your high schooler, or a child who is between 14 and 1…

Teens running into middle school

Child development - milestones for middle school

The aim of this article is to provide an overview of what changes you can expect to see in your middle schooler, or a child who is between the ages of…

Mother and daughter

Keeping your cool: techniques to reduce parenting stress

Simply put, parenting can be an incredibly challenging ordeal. More often than most parents would like to admit, it’s common to resort to reacting to…

Young child playing the flute

This is your child's brain on music

Sure, hearing your child languish away while doing their best attempt to tickle the ivories – that is, play the piano – can be a rough experience for…

Little girl sketching

User testing with children: lessons learned

In anticipation of the launch of our new game, the studio team recently began to design and implement user tests with the help of over 20 children at…

Preschoolers

What is a high-quality preschool?

Clinical evidence shows that the significance of quality early childhood education is immense. In a 2019 study that considered data from over 16,00…

Siblings playing with leaves

What's the most critical period of child development

From birth to the time enters first or second grade, a child learns about themselves and the world around them at incredible speed. At every turn…