Dual language exposure and bilingualism are relatively common experiences for children.
The present review set out to synthesize the existing research on cognitive development in …

This review article examines theoretical and methodological issues in the construction of a
developmental perspective on executive function (EF) in childhood and adolescence. Unlike …

Research on executive function in early childhood has flourished in recent years. Much of
this work is premised on a view of development of executive function as the emergence of a …

To be successful in school or in one's career takes creativity, flexibility, self-control, and
discipline. Central to all those are executive functions (EFs), including mentally playing with …

Developmental psychologists coined the term" theory of mind" to describe how we
understand our shifting mental states in daily life. Over the past twenty years researchers …

The association between executive function (EF) and theory of mind (ToM) has been hotly
debated for 20 years. Competing accounts focus on: task demands, conceptual overlap, or …

Intense controversy surrounds the question of when children first understand that others can
hold false beliefs. Results from traditional tasks suggest that false-belief understanding does …

Children's ability to direct their attention and behavior to learning tasks provides a
foundation for healthy social and academic development in early schooling. Although an …

The aim of the current systematic review is (1) to examine theoretical frameworks and
mechanisms explaining the association between parental and teacher behaviors and child …

In keeping with proposals emphasizing the role of early experience in infant brain
development, this study investigated the prospective links between quality of parent–infant …