Psychology professor and director of UC Riverside’s Kids Interaction and NeuroDevelopment Lab
Kalina Michalska on KCRW
More from KCRW
Remembering Childhood Trauma
PsychologyMemory is complicated and many factors impact the retention of distant memories
Everything your kids won’t learn in school about our democracy: Can parents fill the void?
Child developmentAt a time of book bans and the withholding of critically important struggles in our history, our education system has increasingly failed to provide our young with the tools to become…
Kids want $70 wrinkle creams. Parents and lawmakers are ‘fighting a losing battle’
Fashion & BeautyElementary and middle school kids have been flocking to makeup stores to buy serums and creams recommended to them on TikTok. But they’re harming their skin.
‘I don't call anybody mom or dad’: LA foster teens reveal their stories
Child developmentIn “Possible Selves,” Shaun Kadlec captures the inspiring stories of LA foster teens as they navigate their dreams of graduating college.
Impact of SCOTUS’ immunity ruling could go beyond 2024 election
PoliticsWill SCOTUS’ immunity ruling increase election stakes? Several states are bringing religion into education. LA’s mayor is pushing for a mask ban at protests.
'Diddy' indictment, COVID impact on teen girls, popularity of ‘Industry’
LawSean “Diddy” Combs pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges today.
LA teens would rather live without social media, says new docuseries
Child developmentFilmmaker Lauren Greenfield assesses how constant internet access affects the coming-of-age experience of pandemic teens in a new series called “Social Studies.”
Ballona Wetlands trips get generations of LA kids into nature
EducationField trips to the Ballona Wetlands bring environmental education to kids who might not spend time in nature.
Midweek Reset: On boredom and kids
PsychologyThis week James Danckert , psychology professor at the University of Waterloo in Ontario and co-author of “Out of My Skull: The Psychology of Boredom,” provides some tips for parents…