Early Experience Lab
Psychology Department, Queen's University, 62 Arch Street Canada K7L 3N6 Kingston, ON, Canada

We're on Instagram! We'll be posting tons of educational content and information about child development. Check out our first post about child language development and follow us at @earlyexperiencelab for more information.

Are you looking for fun activities to do with your preschooler while at home in January? Consider participating in online studies in Child Development! We have two that are going on in our lab for children ages 3 1/2 - 4 1/2 years old that you can find out about here: www.queensu.ca/psychology/early-experience-lab/projects You can also find out about a whole bunch of studies for children of all ages at: www.childrenhelpingscience.com/ and www.honeybeehub.io/ .

The Early Experience Lab is recruiting research participants! We are looking for adults ages 18+ to participate in an EEG study. Participation will require a 40-minute visit to Queen's campus in which you will play a simple computer game while your brain activity is recorded. $15 compensation will be provided. If interested, please email [email protected] or contact Mark at (613)296-3372

Our lab is recruiting for 3 year olds and 4 year olds! We are looking for parents and child who want to participate in a study through video conferencing. Parents will fill out questionnaires and may interact with their child during the study. Children will interact with their parents or the experimenter and play games through video conferencing. You will receive a $20 gift card for Amazon for your participation. Children and parents must speak English and have access to a laptop for video conferencing. Please click this link to sign up to participate: https://queensu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3lc3wDZ7JQR0WqN

Hi! We hope you are all staying safe and healthy. Feel free to check out our newsletter if you would like to see what the Early Experience Lab has been up to the last few months: https://mailchi.mp//early-experience-lab-newsletter-march-

In the world of parenting there are carpenters and gardeners. Alison Gopnik, psychology and philosophy professor at the University of California, Berkeley, uses these occupations as metaphors for two distinct parenting styles. A carpenter is calculated and planning in their child's development, with a specific end goal in mind. A gardener takes a more unstructured approach, planting "seeds" for their child and letting them grow and flourish in their own unique way. Learn more about the carpenter and the gardener by listening to the podcast or reading the article below: https://www.npr.org//the-carpenter-vs-the-gardener-two-mod

Congratulations to our two thesis students who presented their research to the Psychology faculty today! They have both worked very hard this semester, and it shows! Great job Cassy and Taylor!