Young children infer the informativeness of others’ praise - new paper by @mika-asaba.bsky.social showing that kids will choose a teacher who praises good work over one who praises indiscriminately or randomly!
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Design & Research Associate #edtech #ai #learningdesign #edresearch #middleschoolmath ➜ About the Project Project Tangle & Thrive project explores ways to increase engagement and motivation for middl...
Overparenting is on the rise and hurts children’s motivation starting in early childhood. How can we help parents step back? Our new paper in Child Dev shows that pointing out learning opportunities reduces overparenting.
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Julia Leonard
Overparenting can hold kids back—but our research shows that framing tasks as learning opportunities helps parents step back and foster kids' independence! ✨ Read more in our latest Psychology Today piece: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/deve...
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Overparenting—taking over and completing developmentally appropriate tasks for children—is pervasive and hurts children's motivation. Can overparenting in early childhood be reduced by simply framing...
Overparenting can hinder kids' independence. Research shows that reframing everyday tasks as learning opportunities helps parents step back and let kids grow.
