child development

Into the Digital Future: Designing Children’s Digital Play for Well-Being with Shuli Gilutz

by Laura Higgins and Jordan Shapiro
November 19, 2024

In this episode of Into the Digital Future, Shuli Gilutz speaks with Jordan Shapiro and Laura Higgins about the Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC) initiative, led by The

Growing Up Online: Youth Mental Health in a Modern World at Milken Institute Global Conference

by Leslie Berkowitz
April 28, 2023

The Milken Institute Global Conference takes place May 1-May 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. This year’s theme of ‘Advancing a Thriving World’ will tackle the most pressing challenges and

Identifying Opportunities to Design Equitable and Enriching Digital Experiences for All Children

by Medha Tare
April 17, 2023

Researchers gathered last month at the biennial Society for Research in Child Development conference in Salt Lake City to discuss the impacts of various technologies and media on children’s learning

Building Tools Parents Want to Use

by Puja Balachander
November 8, 2022

Parents often quip that children do not “come with instructions.” Underlying this joke is a real interest in supporting their children’s learning and development, but not always knowing how. And

Playful by Design: The Digital Futures Commission Launch Event

by Sonia Livingstone and Kruakae Pothong
January 11, 2022

This post originally appeared on the Digital Futures Commission website and appears here with permission. Last fall, the Digital Futures Commission (DFC) launched ‘Playful by Design: Free play in a digital

An Interview with Mindy Brooks, UX Director for Google Play & Kids & Family Initiatives

by Catherine Jhee
July 24, 2020

Mindy Brooks is the Director of UX for Google Play, and one of the key masterminds around the creation of a new Kids section that features Teacher Approved apps on

Bo Stjerne Thomsen: The Future of Play

by Bo Stjerne Thomsen
May 6, 2020

In this third installment of the series, we asked experts, “How will childhood play change in the coming months and/or years as a result of the coronavirus pandemic?” Play makes children

Roger Hart: The Future of Play

by Roger Hart
May 6, 2020

For Part 3 of the Voices on the Future of Childhood series, we asked experts to offer their insights and predictions on what play will—or better yet, should—look like when

Caroline Hu Flexer: What will change as a result of the pandemic

by Caroline Hu Flexer
April 14, 2020

For Part 2 of the Voices on the Future of Childhood series, we asked experts to take a stab at predicting the future by offering their thoughts on “What will

Change is constant…but so are these eternal kid truths

by David Kleeman
February 28, 2020

As people rush to predict what’s coming next, David Kleeman reflects on Joan Ganz Cooney, and how some things about childhood will never change.

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