Learning
Research into Kids’ Brains Opens Possibility for Similarly Rapid Brain Development in Adults
A baby’s ability to learn language and new skills is astonishing. At no other point in life does the same degree of learning and growth occur in the brain in the same amount of time. Child development experts call these
Study: Kids’ Language Development Is About Engagement, Not Vocabulary
We all know the importance of building children’s vocabulary, thanks to a landmark 1995 study which found that children from higher-income families hear about 30 million more words during their first three years of life than children from lower-income families. This
From Teachers to Textbooks: Gender Stereotypes in Indian Schools
When Neha Singh, a Mumbai-based theatre person, feminist, and founder of the women’s movement Why Loiter, co-wrote her first collection of short stories, she made sure to write an equal number about boys and girls, as a matter of principle.