Making Research Accessible
Prepared for the Antigonish Education Centre Monthly Newsletter
2019, December

Parents, did you know that research has shown that even young children show emotional benefits of giving? Children across the globe show more positive emotions when giving compared to receiving or keeping something for themselves.  Children and adults experience, what researchers refer to as, a “warm glow” of giving. Perhaps you can facilitate this warm glow by including children in discussions of- and participating in – the process of giving, as much as receiving.

Tanya Broesch
Associate Professor of Psychology
Simon Fraser University

Parents, did you know that sleep research tells us that exercise, regular meal times, and light exposure impacts the timing and quality of our sleep? Recent research suggests that light at night may be shifting our body clocks to fall asleep later at night, resulting in shorter sleep durations overall. There is debate about what is enough sleep, but usually, you know it when you get it J. Researchers suspect that children are affected by light at night as well. So, consider turning the lights down and limiting screen time as bedtime approaches.

Tanya Broesch
Associate Professor of Psychology
Simon Fraser University