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Does talking to an AI speaker help a toddler learn words?
Smart speakers answer every question a two-year-old can ask. The research on how toddlers actually acquire vocabulary suggests that answering is not the part that matters.
Does a parent on their phone damage infant development?
New research shows infants display immediate distress when parents use smartphones during interaction. But longitudinal evidence on lasting harm remains surprisingly sparse. What the studies reveal, what they leave uncertain, and why the response is presence, not panic.
Should we rescue kids from boredom?
A small experiment on boredom and creativity, and what it does and does not license us to conclude.