Tag: Decision-making
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4 Ways Preschoolers are Environmentalists
Introduction Preschoolers are natural environmentalists! Chenhao Hu and Shen Wu recently published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology (2022) providing evidence that preschoolers feel a sense of responsibility for the environment and will act pro-environmentally in their sphere of influence. Pro-environmental Behaviour Pro-environmental behaviour develops a feeling of responsibility toward the environment and is one…
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Designing a nature preschool requires wild spaces
Introduction Thea Weiss, Peter Kahn Jr. and Ling-Wai Lam recently published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology (2022) exploring the importance of wild spaces in designing nature preschools. Their main finding provides a powerful argument for designing forest preschools with wilder spaces to promote a relational ways of being in nature. Ways on Being in…
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A Child-centred Approach to Shared Custody After Separation
Introduction Rafela Lehtme and Karmen Toros recently published in the Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (2022) exploring the perceptions of parents who used a bird’s nest arrangement of shared custody after separation. Bird’s nesting is a post-separation living arrangement where children remain in one residence and the parents rotate in and out on a…
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The Power of Remorse: How Preschoolers Forgive
Introduction Amrisha Vaish and Janine Oostenbroek recently published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology (2022) showing the power of remorse – preschoolers forgive people who say “I’m sorry” . This selectivity in forgiving overcomes an otherwise expected favouring of people close to them regardless of remorse (what the study calls, in-group bias.) Why Forgiveness Matters…
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What Everyone Needs to Know About How Preschoolers Make Decisions!
Introduction New research (2022) by Stefanie Lindow and Tilmann Betsch published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology shows that preschoolers weigh advice when making decisions. The findings show that preschoolers ask help from people they learn give accurate advice (what the study calls predictive accuracy for choice). Developmental Beliefs Lindow and Betsch’s findings challenge…