Perspective taking, defined as the ability to take on the visual, cognitive, and affective
perspective of others, is considered a highly adaptive skill, vital for the child's social …

Our understanding of many mental, social and physical phenomena hinges on a general
understanding that appearances can differ from reality. Yet young children sometimes seem …

In their first years, children's understanding of mental states seems to improve dramatically,
but the mechanisms underlying these changes are still unclear. Such 'theory of mind'(ToM) …

Theory of mind (ToM) has long been recognized to play a major role in children's social
functioning. However, no direct evidence confirms the causal linkage between the two. In the …

Evidence that conversations about the mind foster improvements in theory of mind (ToM) is
growing, but their efficacy in typically developing school-aged children has yet to be …

This study adds to the research on theory of mind (ToM) and school achievement by testing
whether the mediating effect of sensitivity to criticism is significant when considered …

Recent findings have highlighted the importance of children's social understanding–
specifically their reasoning about beliefs and emotions–for school achievement. However …

Perspective taking, defined as the ability to assume another's perspective, can be
considered a multidimensional construct which is composed of three different components …

Despite 30 years of productive research on theory of mind (ToM), we still know relatively little
about variables that influence ToM development during middle childhood. Recent …

Aim Cardiac malformations resulting in cyanosis, such as transposition of the great arteries
(TGA), have been associated with neurodevelopmental dysfunction. The purpose of this …