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Child Psychology
The science behind how children learn, feel, and cope. Research-backed advice on motivation, anxiety, perfectionism, and building resilience.
Homework Anxiety vs Homework Avoidance: They Look the Same But Need Different Fixes
Anxious and avoidant children both resist homework — but they need opposite interventions. Here's how to tell the difference.
Here's a scene I watch play out in my own kitchen at least once a week. My P3 son sits at the table with his maths homework open. He's been sitting there for twenty minutes. He's written nothing. His ...
Miss Fu28,000 Children Commute Between Shenzhen and Hong Kong Every Day. Here's What That Does to a Child.
A teacher who grew up on the mainland and teaches in Hong Kong examines what daily cross-border commuting does to children's identity, social belonging, and development.
I want to start with a detail that I don't think gets enough attention in the policy conversation about cross-border children: the commute....
Miss YangNew Year Resolutions for Parents (Not Students)
The most impactful changes for your child's learning don't come from your child. They come from you. Five parent resolutions that actually work.
It's the last week of December. Somewhere in your house, there's a half-written list of New Year's resolutions you're planning for your child. Read more. Watch less YouTube. Be more organised. Start h...
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Ms. Poon15 DecTeenage Anxiety Doesn't Look Like Crying. Here's What It Actually Looks Like.
Miss Fu1 DecWhat the Research Actually Says About Social Media and Teenagers (It's Not What Either Side Claims)
Mr. Ng15 NovHK Has the World's Highest Myopia Rate. Screen Time Is Part of the Story — But Only Part.
Miss Fu1 NovThe Government Just Extended the Suicide Emergency Mechanism to Primary Schools. This Is Not Normal.
Miss Fu1 NovThe Child Hong Kong Education Consistently Fails
Ms. Poon28 OctThe After-School Meltdown: What It Means and What to Do
Miss Fu27 OctIs Your Child a Perfectionist? How to Spot It Before P3
Miss Fu8 Oct40% of DSE Students Are Showing Signs of Depression. Read That Number Again.
Miss Fu1 OctThe Age When Curiosity Gets Killed (And Who Does the Killing)
Ms. Poon15 SeptParental Anxiety Is Contagious — Your Child Has Already Caught It
Ms. Poon22 JulWhy Children Freeze in Assessment Rooms (And What It Tells You)
Ms. Poon10 JunThe Comparison Culture Mental Health Crisis in HK Education: What I See in My Practice
Miss Fu7 MayPost-COVID Learning Loss in Hong Kong: What the Research Shows Three Years On
Miss Fu23 AprThe Cognitive Skill Hong Kong Parents Never Talk About (That Predicts Everything)
Ms. Poon14 AprMotivation in Secondary School: Why Teenagers Disengage and What Parents Can Do
Miss Fu9 AprReframing Failure: The Science of Why Getting Things Wrong Is Essential for Learning
Miss Fu26 MarGifted Children in Hong Kong Schools: What They Need That the System Doesn't Provide
Miss Fu12 MarHow Parental Anxiety About School Transfers to Children (and How to Break the Cycle)
Miss Fu26 FebSchool Refusal in Hong Kong: The Growing Trend and What It Means for Your Family
Miss Fu12 FebBack-to-School Anxiety: What's Normal, What's Not, and When to Seek Support
Miss Fu29 JanPost-DSE Mental Health: What Teenagers Need in the Weeks After Results Day
Miss Fu15 JanThe Good Child Who Never Says No
Ms. Poon12 JanThe Psychology of Helping: Why Doing Homework for Your Child Damages Their Learning Identity
Miss Fu1 JanWhen Parents Have a Fixed Mindset: How Our Own Beliefs About Intelligence Limit Our Children
Miss Fu18 DecReducing Homework Arguments: The Psychology of Why Children Fight and How to Stop the Cycle
Miss Fu4 DecDiscipline and Control Are Not the Same Thing (And Confusing Them Has Consequences)
Ms. Poon3 DecThe Perfectionist in the Classroom: What Teachers See That Parents Often Miss
Wong Sir20 NovExecutive Function: The Hidden Skill That Determines Academic Success (and How to Build It)
Miss Fu23 OctCollectivist vs. Individualist Education: The Cultural Psychology Behind HK's Educational Identity Crisis
Miss Yang19 OctSocial-Emotional Learning in Hong Kong Schools: What's Changing and Why It Matters
Miss Fu9 OctAI Chatbots and Children: The Psychological Dependency Risks Parents Aren't Talking About
Miss Fu25 SeptSensory Play Is Not Just Mess. Here Is What It Is Actually Doing to Their Brain.
Miss Fu23 SeptWho Are You If the DSE Goes Wrong? A Conversation I Needed to Have With More Students
Mrs. Lau10 SeptThe Teacher's Guide to Praise That Actually Helps (And the Kind That Quietly Hurts)
Wong Sir1 SeptPlay Is Not What Children Earn After Work
Ms. Poon30 AugDoes Bilingualism Cause Language Delay? The Myth HK Parents Need to Stop Believing.
Miss Fu26 AugWhat Actually Grows Your Baby's Brain (It's Not Flashcards)
Miss Fu12 AugBuilding Resilience After Academic Setbacks: What the Research Says and What Parents Do Wrong
Miss Fu31 JulPerfectionism in Children: When High Standards Become Self-Sabotage
Miss Fu17 JulBurnout in Secondary School: How It Starts, What It Looks Like, and What Actually Helps
Mr. Ng16 JulMindfulness for Stressed Children: What Works, What's Too Much, and Realistic Daily Practices
Miss Fu3 JulSleep Training Methods: What the Research Actually Compares (Not What Instagram Tells You)
Miss Fu1 Jul面子 and Failure: How Face Culture Shapes Chinese Children's Relationship With Getting Things Wrong
Miss Yang27 JunSibling Rivalry and Academic Pressure: When Comparison Does Lasting Damage
Miss Fu19 JunYour Toddler's Play IS Their Education. Stop Feeling Guilty About It.
Miss Fu17 JunThe Child Who Gives Up After 30 Seconds: What's Really Going On
Wong Sir11 JunHow You Praise Your Child Changes Their Brain: The Research on Effort vs Intelligence
Miss Fu5 JunPostpartum Depression in Hong Kong: We Don't Talk About It Enough
Miss Fu3 JunTwo-Year-Olds Are Not Small Adults
Ms. Poon22 MayToddler Tantrums Are Not Manipulation. Here Is What Is Actually Happening in Their Brain.
Miss Fu20 MayChildhood Procrastination: What It's Really About and Strategies That Address the Root Cause
Miss Fu8 MayYour Helper Is Raising Your Baby. The Psychology of That — and How to Make It Work.
Miss Fu6 MayDSE Exam Anxiety: What I Saw in 10 Years of Marking Papers
Mrs. Lau20 AprTalking to Your Baby: The Research on Early Language Development in Bilingual HK Families
Miss Fu8 AprWhen Clever Children Stop Trying: The Pattern I Kept Seeing in P4 and P5
Wong Sir2 AprTeen Mental Health in Hong Kong Secondary Schools: What Teachers See That Parents Don't
Mr. Ng20 MarScreen Time Under 2: What I Tell Parents — And What I Actually Do
Miss Fu11 MarIntrinsic vs Extrinsic Motivation: Why Rewards Backfire and What to Do Instead
Miss Fu28 FebThe Confucian Learning Mindset: Ancient Wisdom That Explains Modern HK Student Behaviour
Miss Yang17 FebADHD in Hong Kong Schools: What Support Exists and What Parents Need to Advocate For
Miss Fu14 FebSecure Attachment in the First Two Years: What It Actually Looks Like Day to Day
Miss Fu12 FebTest Anxiety in Primary School Children: Symptoms, Causes, and What Actually Helps
Miss Fu31 JanGrowth Mindset in Hong Kong: Why Carol Dweck's Research Hits Different Here
Miss Fu17 JanChildren Who Are Afraid to Be Wrong: What 15 Years in a Classroom Taught Me
Wong Sir16 JanI Know All the Research on Infant Sleep. My Baby Did Not Read It.
Miss Fu8 Jan