A new longitudinal study looked at how youths' self-concepts are linked to their actual academic achievement in math and reading from middle childhood to adolescence. The study found that students' ...

This study was designed to provide psychometric and developmental information for a caregiver report and observational measure of young children's self-concept. The Caregiver Inventory of Self-Concept ...

Young children's sense of self is similar to that of older kids and adults. The results show that our ability to reason about our self-worth as individuals develops early in life. Young children's ...

During the elementary-school years, a child's world expands dramatically to include not only their family and playmates but a widening circle of schoolmates and adults. In this enlarged environment, ...

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Sensory play is more than just fun and games. It's a vital component of childhood development. The rich neural pathways formed through sensory play facilitate learning and growth in all children, ...