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Bethany Huang Dec 3, 2025 Scientists have been debating whether children's development is continuous or discontinuous for a long time. A continuous development is a more quantitative process, which means children's abilities and skills improve in a cumulative way like growing taller. In contrast, a discontinuous development is a sudden change in different stages, and each stage shows their new ways of understanding and reactions to the environment. Today, we interviewed a nan

Jennifer Zhou Nov 25, 2025 I spent this past Thanksgiving in Shanghai, China watching a group of kindergarten kids do something amazing. They were climbing high up in the trees on a ropes course. This kind of activity is not just for fun  in China. It is a very common activity  that parents and schools use to teach children important lessons. It is seen as training for certain traits, like being brave , having sense of orders , and learning grit  (the strength to keep trying

Jennifer Zhou Nov 18, 2025 Today, we interviewed a kindergarten teacher, Daniel McParland, who has worked with many children across different countries. He shared simple but powerful strategies for helping active kids, shy kids, language learners, and children with different personalities. Here is what we learned: A conversation with an international kindergarten teacher in China Supporting Very Active or Easily Distracted Children Daniel told me something that stuck with me

Bethany Huang, Nov 9, 2025 Play has been recognized more as an essential element during children’s development. However, there are still many children today experiencing limited access to engage in meaningful and appropriate play. Therefore, research about children’s different aspects of development like cognitive, social and emotional development may help researchers, educators, parents, and policymakers to consider how best to support children to participate in more meaning