I think my child might need a tutor. What do I need to consider first?
School tutoring is a huge business. Australian estimates suggest it was worth more than of A$1.5 billion as of 2021......»»
Genshin Impact maker tried to dodge App Store fees -- twice
Despite being Apple's poster child for iPhone gaming, the developer behind "Genshin Impact" twice tried to get around paying the App Store's 30% fee.The App Store is a powerful digital ecosystem."Genshin Impact" has previously won an Apple Design Awa.....»»
Young children who are close to their parents are more likely to grow up kind, helpful and "prosocial"
A loving bond between parents and their children early in life significantly increases the child's tendency to be "prosocial," and act with kindness and empathy towards others, research indicates......»»
Lamplighters League is light stealth, heavy pulp style, and XCOM gun battles
There's a lot to dig in this intriguing blend, especially the voice acting. Enlarge / Purnima, the sniper you can recruit, is an assassin who refused to do a job for the evil Council because it involved a child murder. Now, as pa.....»»
Visually stunning The Creator is a rare piece of original sci-fi filmmaking
Ars chats with director of photography Oren Soffer about the making of the sci-fi film. Enlarge / John David Washington stars as a US sergeant on an undercover mission who befriends an AI "child" in The Creator. (credit: 20th Cen.....»»
Yes, the original Barbie is a stereotype. But children also create their own "Barbie worlds"
With the blockbuster success of the "Barbie" movie and the related expansion of Barbie branding and merchandising, educators and parents may find themselves wondering about Barbie's original purpose: as a child's toy......»»
Pandemic posed vocabulary challenges for preschoolers, study reveals
When it came to learning language, money mattered for pandemic preschoolers, according to a new study out of U of T Mississauga's Child Language and Speech Studies (CLASS) Lab......»»
Living in fear on Italy"s Campi Flegrei volcano
As a child, Alfredo Colato cooked eggs on this southern Italian volcano. Today, he is poised to flee Campi Flegrei, as experts warn earthquakes rocking his hometown could herald an eruption......»»
Researchers started a service for people worried about their sexual thoughts about children: Here"s what they found
In its 2017 final report, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse identified that there was no large-scale national early intervention service in Australia for people worried about their sexual thoughts or behaviors in.....»»
New Apple Watch study to look at child arrhythmia and irregular heart beats
A Stanford University study aims to work out whether the Apple Watch could help discover cases of arrhythmia or irregular heartbeats in children.Apple WatchThe Apple Watch has been at the center of a number of different studies looking into heart hea.....»»
Both sporty and posh, the i5 may be the electric BMW you’ve been waiting for
The middle child in BMW's line has finally gone electric as the new i5, and it delivers all the luxury and fun factor you'd expect......»»
Almost 300 Lego sets are on sale today — from $6
There's a Lego sale on Best Buy right now, so if you're planning to purchase the bricks for your child or for yourself, you should check out what's available......»»
Grandparent childcare may not help the well-being of mothers or reduce mother–child conflict, study suggests
Extra help from another generation alone doesn't help mother–child closeness or reduce mother–child conflict, researchers have found......»»
Social work research explores the effects of "enduring relationships" for older youth in foster care
Historically, if youth in foster care didn't have a biological or adoptive parent to turn to at age 18, they were released from the child welfare system, often with few resources and even less support. But in 2008, a federal law was passed that gave.....»»
Microplastics ingestion under the microscope in invertebrates
A study led by Griffith University researchers has exposed two generations of a sediment-dwelling invertebrate to microplastic and found that while the 'parent' generation experienced negative impacts, the 'child' generation did not, possibly suggest.....»»
Thermal magIC: Digging into the details of an ambitious new "thermometry camera"
Thermometers can do a lot of things: Measure the temperature at the center of your perfectly braised chicken or tell you whether to keep your child home from school due to illness. But because of their size, traditional thermometers' uses are still l.....»»
Impact of Child Trust Funds in the UK "a missed opportunity," researchers say
Researchers from Aston and Lincoln Universities have conducted a comprehensive study to evaluate the effectiveness of Child Trust Funds (CTFs) in the United Kingdom......»»
Exploring the mind-mitochondria connection
As befits the child of a scientist, Martin Picard's young son, 3, is already learning about biology with an age-appropriate textbook, "Cell Biology for Babies." Picard winces a little whenever the book calls mitochondria the "powerhouses of the cell".....»»
Safer neighborhoods may mitigate risk of child abuse
Researchers have long suspected that neighborhoods can be a source of risk or protection for child well-being. A new Rutgers study supports this assumption and finds that when parents feel higher levels of stress or hopelessness about their surroundi.....»»
Online child safety law blocked after Calif. argued face scans not that invasive
Compliance is "actually likely to exacerbate" online harm to kids, judge says. Enlarge (credit: Click&Boo | Moment) A California law requiring a wide range of platforms to estimate ages of users and protect minors from a.....»»
Over 200 Lego sets are discounted right now — from $5
There's a Lego sale on Best Buy right now, so if you're planning to purchase the bricks for your child or for yourself, you should check out what's available......»»