In the ever-evolving landscape of education, it is important to understand how students think and learn so as to be able to teach effectively. Jean Piaget, a Swiss psychologist, profoundly impacted ...

When your precocious 7-year-old refuses to go horse riding because it makes them sneeze, stop and think. Have they made a connection that you missed? Cancel the class and celebrate! Your child is ...

The sensorimotor stage is the first of the four stages of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. It is marked by a child’s knowledge that the outside world exists separately from themselves. Once ...

The majority of parents with more than one child will likely tell you that their kids are pretty different, and that they saw these differences emerge relatively early. This individuality begins to ...

Cognitive skills and experiences like classroom-based play in kindergarten lead to participation in extracurricular activities in 8th grade among children growing up in poverty, finds a new study.

Nathan Hall receives funding from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Melanie Gregg receives funding from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Brock University provides funding ...

Research on infant thinking suggests that babies are more complex thinkers than was once believed. There is now evidence that, by the end of their first year, children are capable of logical reasoning ...

A new study confirms that cannabis use is related to impaired and lasting effects on adolescent cognitive development. Although studies have shown that alcohol and cannabis misuse are related to ...

Ever feel like your baby has their hands on everything? Or that everything ends up in their mouth — including, dare we say it, the most unappetizing things imaginable? Guess what — this is exactly ...