http://www.parentingscience.com/parenting-blog.html The Parenting Science blog offers commentaries by Gwen Dewar and keeps you up-to-date on the latest features added to ParentingScience.com. Subscribe here. en-us parenting Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:07:26 GMT Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:07:26 GMT parentingscience.com http://www.parentingscience.com/preschool-math-lessons-biases.html Preschool math lessons might have long-term effects. But do these lessons have to take place in a school setting? Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:07:26 GMT http://www.parentingscience.com/preschool-math-games.html Preschool math games: Make-it-yourself and store-bought board games that help kids develop "number sense." Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:08:41 GMT http://www.parentingscience.com/preschool-board-game-math.html The smart preschool board game: What studies reveal about the link between games and math skills. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:30:48 GMT http://www.parentingscience.com/preschool-board-game.html Preschool board game syndrome: Why Candy Land fries my brain. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:18:57 GMT http://www.parentingscience.com/toilet-training-techniques.html Do "fast track" toilet training techniques work? Check out the science of "toilet training in less than a day." Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:53:26 GMT http://www.parentingscience.com/baby-sleep-chart.html Want answers fast? Get the latest, science-based, baby sleep chart available. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:15:13 GMT http://www.parentingscience.com/search-results.html This is a technical page for ParentingScience.com. Blog readers should ignore it. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:48:49 GMT http://www.parentingscience.com/search.html Can't find it? Use the search engine on ParentingScience.com. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:33:38 GMT http://www.parentingscience.com/toy-blocks.html Kids who play with toy blocks may reap a host of cognitive benefits. Learn more about the science of block play. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:51:14 GMT http://www.parentingscience.com/intelligence.html Can you boost your child's intelligence? A guide for the science-minded parent. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:20:41 GMT http://www.parentingscience.com/stereotype-threat.html It's not just politically correct propaganda. Stereotype threat can undermine your child's performance. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:52:46 GMT http://www.parentingscience.com/exercise-for-children.html Exercise for children may reshape the brain and boost cognitive performance. A guide for the science-minded parent. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:34:19 GMT http://www.parentingscience.com/theory-of-intelligence.html Your theory of intelligence has mind-altering---and brain-altering effects. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:38:48 GMT http://www.parentingscience.com/praise-and-intelligence.html "Wow, you're smart!" isn't such a good thing to say...unless you want to make your kid act dumb. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:49:51 GMT http://www.parentingscience.com/effects-of-praise.html What are the effects of praise? Praise can motivate...but it can be harmful, too....just as your grandmother suspected! Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:40:01 GMT http://www.parentingscience.com/critical-thinking-in-children.html Critical thinking in children? Our kids can learn to do it. But are they getting any help from us? Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:02:13 GMT http://www.parentingscience.com/mozart-effect.html The ParentingScience guide to the Mozart effect. Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:15:49 GMT http://www.parentingscience.com/music-and-intelligence.html What's the link between music and intelligence? Cutting-edge science reveals how music shapes the brain. Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:02:11 GMT http://www.parentingscience.com/benefits-of-play.html What are the cognitive benefits of play? Read what scientific studies reveal about play and the developing brain. Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:59:10 GMT http://www.parentingscience.com/number-sense.html Is your kid being taught to hate mathematics? Neuropsychologist Stanislas Dehaene, author of the Number Sense, argues that math training should emphasize meaning, not mindless calculation. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:16:53 GMT