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By Honeybee Team
With summer ending and the colder weather rolling in, we’re looking for indoor activities to do with our kids amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Research participation might be an abnormal activity to consider but did you know it’s actually a great way to spend quality time with your kids?
Around the world, researchers have been working with kids to help improve education and care together. Research projects are often run by scientists in psychology, and health to inform parents, education providers, healthcare professionals, and policy-makers to develop better programs and care for children. However, they are challenging to do because of the low public enrollment and the lack of information available to parents about research participation. It’s time to become informed about research participation as a family.
From parent-child interactions, to mental health of kids, to child nutrition, to learning abilities, many topics are studied by researchers. These topics are studied safely in a variety of ways, such as:
- Observing kids play games, puzzles, and learning activities
- Interviewing children and parents
- Testing new products and programs via first-hand interaction
