🤩It was a pleasure being interviewed by Annie Brookman-Byrne for @boldinsights.bsky.social about Lil'Scientist—our KiDLAB platform for engaging children from diverse backgrounds in science. With Lil'Scientist, adults can dispel the myth that science isn’t for everyone. @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social

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“Every child is a born scientist. Yet as they grow up, many children come to believe that science isn’t for them, that it’s reserved for a select few.” Adults can help dispel the myth that science isn’t for everyone, says Eddie Brummelman. @kidlab.bsky.social #STEM boldscience.org/all-children...

More hardworking than smart: Nature and origins of stereotypes about children from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds 
⭐️From Eddie Brummelman, Aashna Poddar, Lena-Emilia Schenker & Andrei Cimpian

Excited to share that @chrisrozek.bsky.social & I are guest editing a special issue of Contemporary Educational Psychology: “Promoting Equitable and Authentic School Belonging: Barriers, Facilitators, and Mechanisms.” Call for abstracts due March 1, 2026: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

“Unsolicited help could lead children to denigrate their ability and lose motivation.” Despite good intentions, help isn’t always beneficial for children, says Meeri Kim. #ChildDevelopment boldscience.org/when-helping...

When helping your child hurts their progress

Despite good intentions, unsolicited help can be discouraging to children

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"Mama, ik kan het zelf!" Interview 👇met NEMO-kennislink over ons onderzoek (met Eddie Brummelman @kidlab.bsky.social )waarin we zagen dat hulp er toe kan leiden dat kinderen zich minder competent voelen en minder gemotiveerd raken. www.nemokennislink.nl/publicaties/...

Hulp maakt kinderen minder gemotiveerd

Je zou denken dat een kind wanneer iets niet lukt, graag hulp wil. Onderzoek toont echter aan dat dit vaak averechts werkt: het demotiveert, neemt uitdaging weg en kinderen voelen zich incompetent.

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"Mama, ik kan het zelf!" Interview 👇met NEMO-kennislink over ons onderzoek (met Eddie Brummelman @kidlab.bsky.social )waarin we zagen dat hulp er toe kan leiden dat kinderen zich minder competent voelen en minder gemotiveerd raken. www.nemokennislink.nl/publicaties/...

Hulp maakt kinderen minder gemotiveerd

Je zou denken dat een kind wanneer iets niet lukt, graag hulp wil. Onderzoek toont echter aan dat dit vaak averechts werkt: het demotiveert, neemt uitdaging weg en kinderen voelen zich incompetent.

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😍KiDLAB at #ECDP2025 (eadp.bsky.social)! Hannah presented her work on entitlement. Eddie presented an overview of the lab’s ongoing work on how inequality becomes ingrained in children’s self-views. We met with many friends (on bsky: @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social & @jelliesierksma.bsky.social).

New pub! Peer-to-peer helping is a common learning strategy but might not always be beneficial. We studied how children helped peers, finding they often provide "easy" help—like giving answers—when tasks were difficult or recipients belonged to ethnic groups they liked. dx.doi.org/10.1111/desc...

Mastery‐Oriented or Outcome‐Oriented Help? How Recipient Ethnicity and Task Difficulty Shape Children's Helping Behavior

Teachers and parents often scaffold children to help others. Not all help is equally beneficial, however. We know very little about the ways in which children distribute different types of help. Acr...

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New pub! Peer-to-peer helping is a common learning strategy but might not always be beneficial. We studied how children helped peers, finding they often provide "easy" help—like giving answers—when tasks were difficult or recipients belonged to ethnic groups they liked. dx.doi.org/10.1111/desc...

Mastery‐Oriented or Outcome‐Oriented Help? How Recipient Ethnicity and Task Difficulty Shape Children's Helping Behavior

Teachers and parents often scaffold children to help others. Not all help is equally beneficial, however. We know very little about the ways in which children distribute different types of help. Acr...

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Eddie Brummelman delivers exciting new research on #inequality in #childhood at #ECDP2025 @eadp.bsky.social @eadperu.bsky.social

There's a lawsuit about AI stealing your work. It's the same lawyers taking on Elsevier et al in a separate case. Academics: 1. Check if your work is in LibGen at www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... 2. If so, let the lawyers know at www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...

Alex de Campi@alexdecampi.bsky.social · 12mo ago

There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used. As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how Part 1: is your work in Libgen? www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

🚨 Postdoc Opportunity!!! The Toronto Early Cognition Lab (@UofT) is hiring a postdoc to study early optimism in infants & young children. Work w/ multi-method approach, amazing undergrads & grads. Start: Fall 2025 or later. Details: jessica.sommerville@utoronto.ca RTs appreciated 💫

New publication! Children get help all the time – but how it affects them is unclear. Eddie Brummelman @kidlab.bsky.social and I show that help can lead to negative self-views and reduced motivation in children (even the type of help that we often assume leads to mastery) 👇 doi.org/10.1111/cdev...

New publication! Children get help all the time – but how it affects them is unclear. Eddie Brummelman @kidlab.bsky.social and I show that help can lead to negative self-views and reduced motivation in children (even the type of help that we often assume leads to mastery) 👇 doi.org/10.1111/cdev...

“It is crucial to understand when help leads to negative consequences and how we might prevent them.” Jellie Sierksma tells Annie Brookman-Byrne about her research uncovering the potential negative consequences of children’s prosocial behaviour. #EdChat boldscience.org/helping-chil...

Helping children help each other

Adults can guide children to help others in ways that reduce inequality

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“Classrooms are a microcosm of society, reflecting the rising inequality seen around the world.” Eddie Brummelman, Nienke van Atteveldt, Sharon Wolf, and Jellie Sierksma share tips for creating school environments that help pupils fulfill their potential. boldscience.org/how-can-educ...

How can educators address inequality in the classroom?

Three tips for creating environments that help pupils from all backgrounds fulfill their potential

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New pub! Young children generally do not like people who do not share with them or help them. But what about more subtle prosocial behaviors? Are those equally important for children's social relationships? psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...

New pub! Young children generally do not like people who do not share with them or help them. But what about more subtle prosocial behaviors? Are those equally important for children's social relationships? psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...

🥳Our BOLD interview series is complete! In the final piece, we share tips to address inequality in the classroom: recognize structural barriers, give empowering feedback, and foster a growth mindset. boldscience.org/tag/inequali... (with @jelliesierksma.bsky.social) @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social

Inequality in education

Practical takeaways and personal insights from authors of articles in a collection on understanding and addressing inequality in education in the journal npj Science of Learning.

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In this article we highlight some of the key insights for teachers from our special issue on educational inequality (special issue = www.nature.com/collections/...)! 👇 boldscience.org/how-can-educ...

How can educators address inequality in the classroom?

Three tips for creating environments that help pupils from all backgrounds fulfill their potential

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In this article we highlight some of the key insights for teachers from our special issue on educational inequality (special issue = www.nature.com/collections/...)! 👇 boldscience.org/how-can-educ...

How can educators address inequality in the classroom?

Three tips for creating environments that help pupils from all backgrounds fulfill their potential

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If you're at SRCD please consider checking out these talks and posters featuring members of the CoCoDev lab and our awesome collaborators. #SRCD2025

Excited to see everyone at #SRCD2025! Come check out our symposium on children's books as a tool for parent-child ethnic-racial socialization on Friday at 11:30AM (Room 101E).

Come check out the EAST & DoT Labs at #SRCD. 🤩 I'm excited to share our work on children's causal reasoning about historical structural barriers, as well as their pragmatic inferences from what others seek--and do not seek--to explain!

Come check out the lab's research at @srcdorg.bsky.social this week! @leonardlearnlab.bsky.social

New work! Kristin Shutts and I review how help can in some cases backfire and lead to detriments in children’s self-views, views of others, and motivation, especially when help is distributed unequally. Check it out here (open access!): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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🟣 This is the twelfth interview in the BOLD series on our special collection. Sébastien Goudeau (@sebastiengoudeau.bsky.social) discuss his work on how preschoolers see inequality in the classroom: boldscience.org/how-preschoo...

How preschoolers see inequality in the classroom

Children think those who contribute more in class are more interested and intelligent

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🟣 This is the thirteenth interview in the BOLD series on our special collection. Lisa Bardach (University of Giessen) asks: Might students in lower-ranked tracks hold negative stereotypes about their track, with detrimental long-term effects on their success? boldscience.org/childrens-aw...

Children’s awareness of stereotypes about school pathways

How do children think others view their path through school, and why does it matter?

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☯️ Who’s drawn to narcissistic leaders? KiDLAB research in American Psychologist shows that narcissistic leaders’ dominance and confidence mesh well with the submissiveness and insecurity of low self-esteem followers. Over time, this could create a toxic symbiosis. 🔗 psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...

🟣 This is the fourteenth interview in the BOLD series on our special collection. Marjolein Muskens emphasizes that education should promote empowerment and equality. Yet too often, the talents of students from disadvantaged backgrounds are overlooked: boldscience.org/hidden-bias-....

Hidden bias in standardized tests

Low-SES students tend to score lower than expected on math items that refer to money, food, and social interactions

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