Mathematical thinking is in high demand in the global market, but approximately 6 percent of
school-age children across the globe experience math difficulties (Shalev et al., 2000). The …

This review examines the effectiveness of positive parenting interventions aimed at
improving sensitivity, responsiveness, and/or non-harsh discipline on children's early …

The use of spoken and written language is a fundamental human capacity. Individual
differences in reading-and language-related skills are influenced by genetic variation, with …

This study aimed to gain better understanding of the associations between literacy activities
at home and long-term language and literacy development. We extended the home literacy …

This article synthesizes findings from an international virtual conference, funded by the
National Science Foundation (NSF), focused on the home mathematics environment (HME) …

The onset of literacy marks a significant change in children's development. Written language
is more complex than everyday conversation, and even books targeted at preschoolers …

Genetic inheritance is not the only way parents' genes may affect children. It is also possible
that parents' genes are associated with investments into children's development. We …

The sociogenomics revolution is upon us, we are told. Whether revolutionary or not,
sociogenomics is poised to flourish given the ease of incorporating polygenic scores (or …

A growing body of evidence suggests that the ways in which parents and preschool children
interact in terms of home-based mathematics activities (ie, the home mathematics …

Using individual differences approaches, a growing body of literature finds positive
associations between musicality and language-related abilities, complementing prior …