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3 news posts in Frontiers in Developmental Psychology

Different types of teenage friendships critical to wellbeing as we age, scientists find

Scientists find that peer acceptance in young teenagers, and close friendships in older teenagers, predict low social anxiety and high life satisfaction in young adults.

Kids in families with too much screen time struggle with language skills

Scientists find that children whose families use screens a lot have weaker vocabulary skills — and videogames have the biggest negative effect.

Parents underestimate the importance of guided play in education, finds US study

Researchers surveyed the views of 1,172 parents across the US about the relative educational value of free play, guided play, and games. The results showed that parents tend to rate free play as most educational, but work needs to be done in educating US parents about the difference between free and guided play.