At the Child Study Center at Rutgers, we study the development of infants and children in multiple d in Smith Hall on the Rutgers-Newark campus.
We’re looking for babies and children between the ages of 3 months and 7 years to participate in studies about how children learn and develop. All it takes is just one visit to our lab in the Psychology Dept. Please visit the websites below where you can learn more about the kind of work we do:
http://childstudycenter.rutgers.edu
09/09/2025
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-baby-scientist/202508/back-to-school-struggles
Back-to-School Struggles The first day of school can be hard on kids and on parents. Here are some tips from science about how to make the transition a little easier.
07/14/2025
Is There a Right Way to Potty Train? Potty training is hard, and can drive a parent nuts. Here's what research says (and doesn't say) about what to do and when.
06/16/2025
Is There a Right Way to Express Emotions? Amanda Knox and Karen Read both had emotional responses to murder that made people suspect them of guilt. But is there really a right and wrong way to respond to murder?
04/15/2025
Why ChatGPT Thinks Professors Are Men—and So Do Our Kids Why AI reflects our own gender biases and what science says about how early those biases develop.
04/10/2025
The Child Study Center has a new mobile lab space where kids can participate in live science at Imagine That! Come visit us there with the whole family and be part of science!
https://imaginethatmuseum.com/
04/10/2025
So proud of our undergraduate research assistants who presented their work during Research Week!
03/17/2025
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-baby-scientist/202503/how-to-not-give-up
How to Not Give Up How do we encourage kids to be persistent and persevere on challenging tasks? Research suggests that our own behaviors matter for how to keep kids from giving up.
02/10/2025
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-baby-scientist/202502/why-children-cant-just-wait
Why Children Can’t Just Wait It's hard for kids to wait to get something they really want. Here's how parents can use cross-cultural research to help them build patience.
01/13/2025
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-baby-scientist/202501/when-to-let-go-of-old-goals
When to Let Go of Old Goals We've all heard, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." But is it ever OK to just quit? Research says yes—in fact, you just might feel better for it.
12/16/2024
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-baby-scientist/202412/how-to-make-your-memories-stick
How to Make Your Memories Stick Wanna keep those holiday memories for years to come? This is what scientists say about how we remember.
11/11/2024
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-baby-scientist/202410/on-the-benefits-of-napping
On the Benefits of Napping Feel like taking a nap? Here's what science says about why you should do it, when, and for how long.
10/15/2024
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-baby-scientist/202410/the-many-faces-of-fear
The Many Faces of Fear Despite our intuitions, we all experience fear differently and for different reasons. Here's what science says about why that is.