The Three Seconds After a Mistake: What kind of digital support helps five-year-olds become agents of their own learning?

Guest post by Maija Kulinska and Liga Aboltina What kind of digital support helps five-year-olds become genuine agents of their own learning — and when does “helpful” technology quietly take the thinking away from the child? A randomised study of 100 children in Latvia offers evidence, and some of it surprised us. The three seconds…

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Why nature matters for social-emotional learning in early childhood education in a digital age

Guest post by Jie Gao, Ziyi Wan, Junqing Zhai Children’s social-emotional learning (SEL) has long been a central concern of early childhood education worldwide. Yet, in an increasingly digital age, discussions of SEL often remain confined to classrooms, focusing on structured interventions, emotional literacy programmes, and behaviour-management strategies. This risks overlooking an important dimension of…

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