Jellie Sierksma
@jelliesierksma.bsky.social
@Utrecht University (the Netherlands), Kids in Context - studies social development and how inequality impacts children
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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/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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“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...
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
boldscience.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
“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...
Despite good intentions, help isn’t always beneficial for children, says Meeri Kim. #ChildDevelopment boldscience.org/when-helping...
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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/...
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.
www.nemokennislink.nl
October 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
"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/...
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/...
"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/...
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.
www.nemokennislink.nl
October 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
"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/...
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/...
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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).
September 15, 2025 at 8:22 AM
😍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).
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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...
dx.doi.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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...
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...
dx.doi.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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...
Reposted by Jellie Sierksma
Eddie Brummelman delivers exciting new research on #inequality in #childhood at #ECDP2025
@eadp.bsky.social @eadperu.bsky.social
@eadp.bsky.social @eadperu.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Eddie Brummelman delivers exciting new research on #inequality in #childhood at #ECDP2025
@eadp.bsky.social @eadperu.bsky.social
@eadp.bsky.social @eadperu.bsky.social
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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...
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...
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🚨 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 💫
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 💫
June 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🚨 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 💫
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 💫
Reposted by Jellie Sierksma
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...
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...
doi.org
June 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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...
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...
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...
doi.org
June 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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...
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...
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“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...
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
boldscience.org
February 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
“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...
Jellie Sierksma tells Annie Brookman-Byrne about her research uncovering the potential negative consequences of children’s prosocial behaviour. #EdChat boldscience.org/helping-chil...
Reposted by Jellie Sierksma
“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...
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
boldscience.org
May 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
“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...
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...
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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-...
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
May 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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-...
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
May 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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-...
Reposted by Jellie Sierksma
🥳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.
boldscience.org
May 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
🥳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
Reposted by Jellie Sierksma
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...
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
boldscience.org
May 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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...
boldscience.org/how-can-educ...
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...
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
boldscience.org
May 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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...
boldscience.org/how-can-educ...
Reposted by Jellie Sierksma
If you're at SRCD please consider checking out these talks and posters featuring members of the CoCoDev lab and our awesome collaborators.
#SRCD2025
#SRCD2025
May 1, 2025 at 2:59 AM
If you're at SRCD please consider checking out these talks and posters featuring members of the CoCoDev lab and our awesome collaborators.
#SRCD2025
#SRCD2025
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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).
April 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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).
Reposted by Jellie Sierksma
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!
April 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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!
Reposted by Jellie Sierksma
Come check out the lab's research at @srcdorg.bsky.social this week! @leonardlearnlab.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Come check out the lab's research at @srcdorg.bsky.social this week! @leonardlearnlab.bsky.social
Reposted by Jellie Sierksma
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/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
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journals.sagepub.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Reposted by Jellie Sierksma
🟣 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
boldscience.org
April 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🟣 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...
Reposted by Jellie Sierksma
🟣 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...
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?
boldscience.org
April 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
🟣 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...
boldscience.org/childrens-aw...