Recent highlights
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Good news from researchers who study aggression in children: By changing our mental habits, we can help prevent aggression before it erupts. -
During summer break, kids can forget what they've learned at school. But studies suggest we can prevent summer learning loss. -
Gestures aren't just hand-waving. Our hand movements have a substantial impact on the way we learn, reason, and solve problems. -
Are you the father of an infant 1-10 months old? Researchers are seeking participants for an interview and questionnaire. -
Delayed gratification isn’t just matter of willpower. Whether kids wait depends on how adults - and other group members - behave.
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The newborn brain is busy processing information, searching for patterns, and learning. A fascinating look at newborn cognitive development.
Praise for Parenting Science
“[A] welcome antidote to the opinion dressed up as science that parents are constantly fed. Tear up your parenting books and get yourselves over there…”
– Charles Fernyhough, Ph.D., developmental psychologist and author of A Thousand Days of Wonder: A Scientist’s Chronicle of his Daughter’s Developing Mind
“…[O]ne of the most awesome websites I’ve seen in a long time…In addition to being helpful to academic parents, I see this site being useful in anthropology courses on human sexuality, life history, parenting, evolutionary medicine, evolutionary psychology, etc. Please check it out!”
– Julienne Rutherford, Ph.D., University of Illinois biological anthropologist and founder of the Biological Anthropology Developing Investigators Troop (BANDIT)
“I came across a great website run by Gwen Dewar, one I wish it had been available to me when my children were young. I hope everyone interested in math and kids will look at In search of the smart preschool board game and other pages on this site.”
– Bill Marsh, Ph.D., in mathematics and author of MathInking, a blog about teaching math