Children’s Understanding Of Time

What does it mean to say that a young child understands time?  It could mean she knows that the word “minute” refers to a shorter interval than the word “hour.”  However, there are complexities of time that go beyond vocabulary.  For example, comparing temporal intervals can be confusing. Ask a 4 year old to watch [...]

What Really is The Worst to a Child?

I came from a culture where parents are supposed to do everything for their children, including feeding children first when everybody is hungry. In my generation, parents couldn’t be friends with their children – the tradition said children can only look up to them and obey. The duty of parents has always been to make [...]