Childhood Cognition and Learning Lab at the University of Ottawa

02/18/2021

Dear parents, one of our partner labs (the uOttawa Language Development Lab) is seeking 13-18 month old monolingual and English-French bilingual infants for a short 20minute online Zoom study on language learning. Check out their post to learn more and feel free to share with anyone who may be interested!

For inquiries, you can email us at [email protected], and to register to be contacted for future studies you are welcome to fill out our online form on our website at: https://socialsciences.uottawa.ca/childhood.../participate

Thank you and take care!

Calling all parents! Participate in a fun activity with your baby and contribute to science from the comfort of your home!

We are looking for babies aged 13-18 months to participate in an exciting new study at the University of Ottawa. Our study is fun and informative and aims to examine how bilingual and monolingual babies learn language. If you have little learners at home that would like to take part in this educational experience, we invite you to sign up at our website, https://socialsciences.uottawa.ca/ldl/participate.

Participation involves a one-time virtual visit with our researchers on Zoom. The activity will take about 15 minutes. We have both weekday and weekend appointments available.

If you know any families who might be interested, please share this post!

For inquiries, please contact our team at [email protected] or [email protected].

02/14/2021

12/28/2020

Happy holidays!
Looking for fun activities for children aged 6-9 years old?
Participate in research! ~30 minutes and online (via Zoom). In English. A lot of availability starting with the first week of January.
Contact [email protected] for more information.
Please share!

05/25/2020

Last Friday Dr. Atance partnered with Treehouse Medical to offer a great Webinar on self-control in young children. You can now watch the webinar for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bmw46CCmD0

Wishing parents and families a great week!

Are your kids always asking for a snack? Another craft? Another recipe to bake? We are all feeling a bit stir crazy these days, so let's dive into childhood ...

05/20/2020

Dr. Cristina Atance, director of the CCLL, will be giving a webinar this Friday May 22nd about self-control in young children. The event is FREE, and available at the following link from 12-1pm, check it out and register now! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/but-i-want-it-now-a-webinar-about-children-self-control-during-covid-registration-104565291602

Dr. Atance has also provided her expert advice in the following articles about living and working at home with children during COVID-19. We hope these can help parents and caretakers during these times! As always, best wishes and take care!

https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/work-money/how-to-stop-interrupting-child-advice/

https://www.uottawa.ca/gazette/en/news/adjusting-life-stay-home-working-mom

Le deuxième article est aussi disponible en français! Prenez-bien soin de vous!

https://www.uottawa.ca/gazette/fr/nouvelles/ma-nouvelle-vie-maman-teletravail-adaptation-incontournable

Join leading psychologist, Dr. Atance as she shares valuable insight on childhood patience and self regulation during COVID-19.

05/06/2020

The CCLL would like to share with you another FREE webinar hosted by scientists to help children and families cope with stress during COVID-19. Check it out this Friday May 8th at 11:30 am! As always we are thinking of you during these times and wish you all the best!

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Le CCLL partage avec vous une autre conférence vidéo GRATUITE donnée par des experts en développement de l'enfant sur le thème d'adaptation familiale au stress pendant la pandémie. Vous pouvez enregistrer au lien ci-dessous pour ce vendredi le 8 mai à 11h30. Nous continuons à penser à vous dans ces temps difficiles et nous souhaitions le bien-être pour toutes les familles!

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https://www.srcd.org/event/home-child-experts-science-stress-and-coping-during-covid-19?utm_source=SRCD+2018+Privacy+Policy&utm_campaign=b2cf02f1ee-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_17_07_11_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e4f67ee524-b2cf02f1ee-293852249

04/23/2020

To all parents, caregivers, teachers and those interested in child development-

A panel of child development experts will be offering a FREE webinar tomorrow April 24th from 11am-11:30am EDT presenting information about child development and screen time during COVID-19. It will be interactive with opportunities to ask your questions before and during the session! Check it out and register at the link below. The Childhood Cognition and Learning Lab is thinking of you during this unprecedented time, to all of our families, take great care!

https://www.srcd.org/event/home-child-experts-science-screen-time-during-covid-19

Chers parents, soignants, enseignants et ceux qui s'intéressent au développement de l'enfant-

Un groupe d'experts en développement de l'enfant offrent une session en ligne GRATUITE demain le vendredi 24 avril de 11h-11h30 EDT. Ils présenteront de l'information pertinente au sujet de l'utilisation des écrans et le développement des enfants dans le contexte du COVID-19. Il y aura l'occasion de poser vos questions à ce sujet aux experts avant et pendant la session. Pour en savoir plus et pour enregistrer pour l'événement en ligne, voir le lien ci-dessus! Dans ces temps pleins d'imprévus, le Laboratoire sur l'apprentissage et la cognition de l'enfant pense à vous et nous souhaitons le bien-être à toutes les familles!

07/18/2017

Looking for a fun and free activity this summer? The CCLL is recruiting 3- and 4-year old children to participate in a study at the University of Ottawa! Contact [email protected] to learn more or to set up an appointment at your convenience!

This study looks at children’s understanding that different people have different preferences and that these can change as we age. For instance, do children understand that although they might love juice now, when they grow up they may prefer drinks like coffee or tea. Free parking is provided and you child will receive a small gift for helping us out.

Our previous research has found that the ability to understand that preferences can change over time improves between the ages of three and five years old. We are looking to extend and strengthen these published results by adding more participants to the study and investigating the parallel development of other cognitive skills such as theory of mind and executive functioning. Check out the link below to take a look at what we have already done!

https://goo.gl/hsggug

We are always looking for families with children ages 3 months to 8 years to participate in our research. Sign up online or email [email protected] to learn more!

Three experiments investigated 3‐, 4‐, and 5‐year‐olds' (N = 240) understanding that their future or “grown‐up” preferences may differ from their current ones (self‐future condition). This understanding...

03/01/2017

Are you looking for a fun activity to do with your child during the March break?

If so, we have some new studies for 7-year-olds at the Childhood Cognition and Learning Lab at the University of Ottawa. We can schedule you to come in during the day, the evening, or on weekends to participate. In these studies, we’re interested in finding out more about future thinking and planning in older children and also their ability to set short- and long-term goals. These studies take approximately 40 minutes to complete and involve special games and treats. We also thank children for their participation by giving them a small gift to take home with them. Free parking at the University or bus tickets to compensate for transportation costs are also provided.

Finally, we are always looking for 3-5 year-olds to participate in ongoing studies about children's understanding of how preferences change over time.

If you’d like to participate, you may contact our lab coordinator, Isabelle Cossette, at [email protected] so that we can find a day and time that is convenient for you.

We look forward meeting you!

10/13/2016

Did your child participate in our study about children’s understanding of knowledge back in 2013 with Julian?

We found that younger children tended to believe that – even as babies – they had always known what they currently know (e.g., that clocks tell time or that elephants are grey). At around age 5, however, children seemed to understand that their knowledge about the world had increased over time. The results for this study were recently published in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology. You can find the paper here: https://goo.gl/pYDhNb

We’re always looking for 3- to 6-year-olds to participate in our fun, 1-hour studies at the University of Ottawa. Please contact our lab manager, Isabelle ([email protected]), for more information or to participate. See you soon at the Childhood Cognition and Learning Lab!

08/10/2016

Starting this September, the Childhood Cognition and Learning Lab is collaborating with a researcher from Queen's University for a study with children and adolescents with ASD.

The ASD Studies Lab at Queen's University is interested in investigating the self-perception of children and adolescents. We are currently recruiting children with Autism Spectrum Disorder who are 11-15 years old and verbally fluent.

During this 2 to 2.5 hour appointment at uOttawa, your child will be asked to complete a variety of activities and will be asked how they thought they did before and after completing three tasks. They will also do some activities that look at memory and IQ. Your child will be compensated $20 for their time.

Please contact us at [email protected] for more info and to set up an appointment!

08/04/2016

Calling all 6-year-olds!

We're looking for 6-year-olds to participate in a fun, brief study at the University of Ottawa.

The purpose of this 45-minute study is to learn more about children's ability to plan for the future. The study involves eating a few Smarties and answering some questions. Free parking is provided, and kids get a prize at the end.

Interested? Please contact Julian Caza ([email protected]) so that we can find a day and time convenient for you.

Thank you!