How do children approach forgiveness? “Children view forgiveness as a generous – but optional – act that reflects well on the victim.” Meeri Kim finds that children’s views of forgiveness depend on how adults respond to wrongdoing. #ChildDevelopment boldscience.org/how-do-child...

What do teens say they want to know about social media? "They value guidance that acknowledges both the challenges of social media and the meaningful role it plays in their lives." Jennifer Rubin finds that teenagers want education, not just warnings. boldscience.org/what-teens-s...

“Memories of real-world experiences are shaped by personal meaning, emotion, a child’s own sense of agency, and social interaction.” Zoe Ngo and Pedro Espinosa-Villafranca ask how children remember experiences. #ChildDevelopment boldscience.org/how-do-child...

What strengths might children gain through adversity? 🎉It’s time to celebrate the next of our top 10 pieces from 10 years of BOLD. In this video produced by kurzgesagt for BOLD, discover how learning environments could be designed to enable children to make the best use of their ‘hidden talents’.

“Every child is a born scientist. Yet as they grow up, many children come to believe that science isn’t for them, that it’s reserved for a select few.” Adults can help dispel the myth that science isn’t for everyone, says Eddie Brummelman. @kidlab.bsky.social #STEM boldscience.org/all-children...

“Positive experiences can buffer against the stress of childhood adversity.” There is a real opportunity to help children who have experienced adversity, says Melissa Hogenboom. #ChildDevelopment boldscience.org/what-helps-y...

“Understanding how experiences, culture, and emotions shape learning can help us create better educational environments and supports for children with diverse learning profiles.” Moriah Sokolowski tells Annie Brookman-Byrne about her research on how the developing mind learns. #ChildDevelopment

The more often you hear something, the more likely you are to believe that it is true. But please, don't believe everything you hear about teens today. Science and how well they are doing, despite the suffering of adults around them, tells a different story.

“Board games allow active, playful learning in domains such as math, science, and language." Analog games can help promote children’s learning and development, says Meeri Kim. @meeri.bsky.social #EdChat boldscience.org/the-hidden-b...

🎧Is social media destroying teen mental health? 🎉This episode of EdTechnical with Candice Odgers is one of our top 10 pieces from 10 years of BOLD. Listen here and read a new reflection from co-host Owen Henkel. boldscience.org/teen-mental-...

“Marginalised young people are disproportionately permanently excluded from school.” School exclusions contribute to inequality among young people, says @kathrynbates.bsky.social. #EdChat boldscience.org/should-schoo...

🎧Our guest podcast EdTechnical is back for a new season. Hosts Libby Hills and Owen Henkel speak to Sam Gilbert, one of the leading researchers studying ‘cognitive offloading’, the use of tools and technologies to support thinking and memory.

What language learning milestones do children pass through? BOLD sat down with Sho Tsuji, Associate Professor at Ecole Normale Supérieure, to find out. #ChildDevelopment #LanguageDevelopment

“Every child is unique. Two children may respond positively to the same intervention but for entirely different reasons.” Nicholas Judd tells Aisha Schnellmann about his work examining how children’s environments shape brain development and learning. @njudd.com boldscience.org/the-cognitiv...

"Some of the most widely shared ‘facts’ about the brain are not actually true." The myth that each student has a specific learning style could be steering teachers away from evidence-based lesson plans, says @evaamsen.com. #EdChat boldscience.org/why-is-the-l...

Grateful to Annie Brookman-Byrne and @boldinsights.bsky.social for the opportunity to discuss my research on how social environments shape children’s learning and development. Investing in families and early childhood environments is key to supporting children’s long-term learning and wellbeing.

🚀What motivates children to persist through challenges? @julia-a-leonard.bsky.social looks back on her top 10 piece: “I hope readers connected personally with these questions: How do we figure out what is worth our effort? And how can we help children push through difficulties to reach their goals?”

“To be the best versions of themselves, parents need time, support, and resources to take care of their mental health.” Caring for caregivers benefits both parents and children, says Marilyn N. Ahun. #ParentalMentalHealth boldscience.org/how-importan...

“Children’s development and learning are deeply social.” Michele Giannola looks at the impact of social environments on children’s learning. Annie Brookman-Byrne finds out more. @giannolamichele.bsky.social #ChildDevelopment boldscience.org/the-economis...

“Children’s minds wander far more often than most people realise.” Mind wandering is surprisingly common, but simple strategies can help children focus, says Agnieszka Graham. #EdChat boldscience.org/when-pupils-...

📖How do children learn to read? "Even when children within a classroom receive the same reading instruction... they learn at different paces." Iliana Karipidis, Simon Rammerstorfer & Silvia Brem explain that reading develops at different paces for different children. boldscience.org/how-do-child...

How can adults raise children’s self-esteem? From one of our top 10 pieces Eddie Brummelman has 3 tips: 💭 Help children reflect on how they have improved over time 📢 Offer constructive criticism ✨ Accept & value them for who they are unconditionally #ChildDevelopment boldscience.org/the-delicate...

"The good news is that some catch-up sleep appears to blunt negative effects of insufficient weekday sleep." @amandaruggeri.bsky.social explores the science of teenagers sleeping in on the weekends. #TeenMentalHealth boldscience.org/should-teena...

How do babies learn language? BOLD sat down with Sho Tsuji, Associate Professor at Ecole Normale Supérieure, to find out.   #ChildDevelopment #LanguageDevelopment

“Encouraging children to explain their ideas or teach others can create new opportunities for learning.” Teaching others allows children to take on different social roles and follow different learning paths, says Cecilia I. Calero. #EdChat boldscience.org/what-do-chil...

💡How important is the family for children’s education? Reflecting on one of our top 10 pieces, Nina Alonso says “children’s home realities are often much more complex than school systems seem to assume”. 🎧Listen to the episode & read more from Nina 5 years on: boldscience.org/the-relevanc...

How can you help each individual student thrive in your classroom? 📚 An animated video from @boldinsights.bsky.social shows how adaptive teaching can help educators tailor instruction to meet learners’ diverse needs while keeping shared learning goals in reach.

“When researchers try to pin down ‘the effect of screen time’, the answer is often mixed or inconclusive.” Potential screen time benefits for children must be weighed against the risks, says Amy Orben. @orbenamy.bsky.social #ScreenTime boldscience.org/whats-the-re...

How do children approach forgiveness? “Children view forgiveness as a generous – but optional – act that reflects well on the victim.” Meeri Kim finds that children’s views of forgiveness depend on how adults respond to wrongdoing. #ChildDevelopment boldscience.org/how-do-child...

"Children with close friends are less depressed, which speaks to our inherently social nature as human beings." Friends can protect youth from the effects of peer victimization, say Jonathan Santo and Josafá da Cunha. #ChildDevelopment boldscience.org/why-do-child...

“Memories of real-world experiences are shaped by personal meaning, emotion, a child’s own sense of agency, and social interaction.” Zoe Ngo and Pedro Espinosa-Villafranca ask how children remember experiences. #ChildDevelopment boldscience.org/how-do-child...

🌍What helps young people thrive in a challenging world? 🌱Hearing about climate change can leave young people feeling anxious and uncertain. This animation supports conversations between adults and young people. It is one of our top 10 pieces from 10 years of BOLD. boldscience.org/learning-to-...

Do your students learn the same way in every situation? Probably not. But why? 👀

How can caregivers support children's language before they start school? BOLD sat down with Sho Tsuji, Associate Professor at Ecole Normale Supérieure, to find out.  #ChildDevelopment

What do you think of BOLD? Please take our survey so we can create better content, improve the platform, and design new features. www.surveymonkey.com/r/bold_audie...

“Positive experiences can buffer against the stress of childhood adversity.” There is a real opportunity to help children who have experienced adversity, says Melissa Hogenboom. #ChildDevelopment boldscience.org/what-helps-y...

🤩It was a pleasure being interviewed by Annie Brookman-Byrne for @boldinsights.bsky.social about Lil'Scientist—our KiDLAB platform for engaging children from diverse backgrounds in science. With Lil'Scientist, adults can dispel the myth that science isn’t for everyone. @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social

🎉We’re counting down to our 10th birthday on 25 July! Join us in celebrating our 10 favourite pieces over the next 10 weeks. 🧠First up, our first ever piece on BOLD from Laurence Steinberg. Why do teenagers make risky decisions? #TeenBrain #ChildDevelopment boldscience.org/why-teenager...

“Children’s minds wander far more often than most people realise.” Mind wandering is surprisingly common, but simple strategies can help children focus, says Agnieszka Graham. #EdChat boldscience.org/when-pupils-...

“Every child is a born scientist. Yet as they grow up, many children come to believe that science isn’t for them, that it’s reserved for a select few.” Adults can help dispel the myth that science isn’t for everyone, says Eddie Brummelman. @kidlab.bsky.social #STEM boldscience.org/all-children...

“Adolescence is a sensitive period for learning, social-emotional growth, and building key relationships.” Revist Brenden Tervo-Clemmens on what daily changes in brain function mean for teens. #BrainDevelopment https://boldscience.org/the-neuroscientist-decoding-how-the-teenage-brain-develops/

“Marginalised young people are disproportionately permanently excluded from school.” School exclusions contribute to inequality among young people, says @kathrynbates.bsky.social. #EdChat boldscience.org/should-schoo...

Help shape the future of BOLD. If you have a few minutes to spare, please take part in our anonymous audience survey. Your feedback will help us create better content, improve the platform, and design new features. Thank you! www.surveymonkey.com/r/bold_audie...

“AI may be most effective not when it attempts to automate teaching… but when it helps teachers apply learning science.” AI could help teachers take a more discussion-based approach in mathematics, says Anabel Altenburg. #EdTech boldscience.org/should-maths...

🎧 What do ‘AI agents’ mean for classrooms? Find out in the latest episode of our guest podcast EdTechnical, with @libbylhhills.bsky.social and Owen Henkel. #EdChat boldscience.org/what-do-ai-a...

Why do some children have stronger metacognitive skills than others? BOLD sat down with Alicia Forsberg, Lecturer at the University of Sheffield, to find out. #ChildDevelopment #Metacognition

“Music can be a powerful tool for emotional regulation, helping teenagers name, explore, and process their feelings.” Revisit Lorelei Aeby, Ines Daccord, and David Bürgin on how music can help adolescents. #EmotionalRegulation https://boldscience.org/how-teenagers-use-music-to-deal-with-emotions/

“Although the children spent only a short amount of time with their mentor over a period of one year, the experience had a lasting impact.” @evaamsen.com hears from @fabiankosse.bsky.social that mentors can give children a better chance of fulfilling their potential. boldscience.org/do-children-...

"For neurotypical children, friendships and supportive relationships at home work together to promote psychological wellbeing." Sheri McVay & Hannah Lydiatt say this may not be as true for children with intellectual & developmental disabilities. #ChildDevelopment boldscience.org/what-support...

“The developing brain is remarkably plastic. It constantly changes in response to experiences.” Revisit our interview with cognitive neuroscientist Sofie Valk. #ChildDevelopment https://boldscience.org/the-cognitive-neuroscientist-examining-how-developing-brains-respond-to-social-experiences/