Spring has sprung!

Happy spring! 🌱 We are all excited to keep having families visit as the temperatures (however inconsistently) start to rise and the buds start to peep out.

As snows melt, we can think about how infants and young children reason about liquids and solids. Do they think of snow as similar to sand? Does it make sense that white snow turns into clear water?

As we start playing outside more frequently, are babies able to keep track of hidden items, like in a treasure hunt?

Research assistant Maria Flanders investigated the properties of water from a hose several years ago

Enjoy watching your child scientists explore the world, and fill out the contact form if you are interested in joining us in the lab to participate in our studies!

Research Assistant’s Future Plans Falling Into Place

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Congratulations! Research assistant Maria Flanders (Mount Holyoke College class of 2018) has been accepted into the Masters of Arts in Teaching program at Mount Holyoke College, with a concentration in early childhood education, beginning this summer. She is delighted to be staying in the Pioneer Valley and continuing to explore how to best support and understand children in a variety of ways.

Maria has also been invited to participate in the American Educational Research Association’s undergraduate workshop in New York City this April.

We look forward to hearing all that she will learn!

Maria presented about the Baby Lab research at Mount Holyoke’s LEAP Symposium this fall