Our distinguished UConn Researcher of autism, Deb Fein, is featured in Connecticut Magazine. Read the article entitled “Solving Autism’s Puzzle” here.

Literacy work at UConn, including strategies and research, is making big impacts –  with a pilot reading initiative doubling the number of students meeting grade-level literacy goals!

Read here for more excellent work from UConn’s Neag School of Education and Center for Behavioral and Educational Research.

In addition to joining us here at UConn Kids in Developmental Science, consider our summer program for kids called Kids are Scientists and Engineers Too (KASET).  Find out more on the KASET webpage!

 

 

Many people don’t consider infants and babies when it comes to thinking about “mental health” perhaps because they may believe babies have only a small amount of mental activity. But every experience, every day is shaping babies mental health…just like everyday experiences and stressors impact older individuals’ mental health.

“As babies, the way we are held, talked to, and cared for teaches us about who we are and how we are valued. “

Read this article to find out more about how mental health is shaped from infancy.

In the 2012-13 school year, districts across the United States raised the nutritional quality of meals. How did kids’ eating habits change following the new lunches? Read this summary of  research from the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity to find out!

UConn KIDS researchers are studying the importance of social/emotional development of preschoolers and Kindergarteners and this article explains how critical behavior can be for successful learning experiences.

UConn KIDS researchers will be visiting the CT Science Center on Sunday April 17th to work with child visitors on fun cognitive experiments.

This is part of an initiative called The Living Laboratory, which runs at museums all across the nation.

It’s a great way for kids to see what it’s like to get involved in a research study, learn more about the scientific process, and get inspired about the psychological sciences!

Join UConn KIDS at the CT Science Centers Living lab on April 17th between 11 and 2pm!