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Childhood & Growing Up
The emotional, imaginative, and developmental side of childhood, from early creativity to the years when kids begin becoming themselves.
- Aug 4, 2026 At four months old, babies can already tell red from yellow, but bold black-and-white patterns still stand out because… By The Artful Age Editorial Team
- Aug 2, 2026 UCLA researchers asked 1,218 adults aged 20 to 84 about curiosity and found the oldest reported the least appetite for… By The Artful Age Editorial Team
- Aug 2, 2026 A 2013 survey found 84 percent of American parents and 98 percent of Chinese parents admit lying to their own children… By The Artful Age Editorial Team
- Aug 1, 2026 If your young child seems to have no friends, it helps to know that children usually play alongside one another for… By Lachlan Brown
- Aug 1, 2026 In a 2006 study, 18-month-old toddlers helped a stranger who needed assistance across most of ten tasks without being… By The Artful Age Editorial Team
- Aug 1, 2026 A study of adults praising children found they gave inflated praise like incredibly beautiful twice as often to the… By The Artful Age Editorial Team
- Jul 31, 2026 In 2010, a study of 42 adults claimed a two-minute ‘power pose’ raised testosterone and lowered stress hormones, but a… By The Artful Age Editorial Team
- Jul 31, 2026 A meta-analysis of 35 studies found mentally rehearsing a task improved later performance on both physical and mental… By The Artful Age Editorial Team
- Jul 31, 2026 A study of over 1,500 adults found people felt happier anticipating a vacation than after returning from one, with no… By The Artful Age Editorial Team
- Jul 31, 2026 A study of 57 store managers and 374 employees found stores led by introverted managers with proactive teams earned the… By The Artful Age Editorial Team
- Jul 31, 2026 A study tracking adults for eight weeks found a short, phone-free dose of time outdoors produced the steepest drop in… By The Artful Age Editorial Team
- Jul 31, 2026 An experiment found listeners consistently rated a lower-pitched voice as more competent and trustworthy regardless of… By The Artful Age Editorial Team
- Jul 30, 2026 A meta-analysis of over 100 participants found walking after a meal significantly blunted the blood sugar spike that… By The Artful Age Editorial Team
- Jul 29, 2026 A randomized trial of nearly 1,000 older adults with untreated hearing loss found that those given hearing aids and… By The Artful Age Editorial Team
- Jul 29, 2026 A study of nearly 500 people found the average comfortable length of direct eye contact was just over three seconds… By The Artful Age Editorial Team
- Jul 28, 2026 At two years old, a child engaged in messy sensory play activates touch, proprioception, smell, and vestibular systems… By The Artful Age Editorial Team