🌷Happy Mother’s Day from the Child Narratives Lab! 💖 Today, we‘re celebrating the special bond between children and their moms, and reminding everyone that expressing gratitude isn’t just sweet, it‘s a powerful boost for a child’s emotional and social development. Here‘s to raising thankful hearts!

🎉 Huge congratulations to the amazing graduate students and post-doc at CNL — Laura, Deborah, Georgia, and Dr. Quincy Miller — for successfully presenting their research at the American Psychology-Law Society 2025 Conference! 🌟

#APLS2025 #ChildNarrativesLab #UCI

Happy Easter from the Child Narratives Lab!💗 An Easter egg hunt is more than fun, it helps children build motor, social, and emotional skills through teamwork, planning, and play! 🐣🌟🥚

#childdevelopment #easteregghunt #happyeaster

Although siblings of children with chronic illness or disabilities often show great empathy and resilience, they also need recognition, emotional support, and encouragement to thrive 👫🧡✨

Swipe to learn more about the importance of consistent bedtimes for children! ✨💤

Happy National Dream Day! 🌙 Encouraging kids to dream big today helps shape their success tomorrow ✨

Learn more about the power of bilingualism! 💬

Research suggests that learning multiple languages may boost neuroplasticity and support the development of better reading skills, memory, and problem-solving in children! 🌎

Swipe to learn more about Read Across America! 📚 A week-long celebration that promotes the joy of reading and inspires young readers everywhere!

InfoAboutKids.org is a great resource for parents and caregivers. It contains science-based information about understanding child and adolescent development. Check out their website to explore their monthly blogs!

Happy National Puzzle Day 🧩 Puzzles have many developmental benefits for children, learn about some of them in this post! What kind of puzzles do your children like?