Articles for parents

Longer pieces for the grown-ups, written from the papers. Every claim has a citation, and where the evidence disagrees with itself we say so.

• Published 2026-08-29

  Five minutes a day: how much typing practice does a child actually need?

  The best-evidenced result in practice research is about scheduling, and the classic experiment is literally about learning to type. Short daily sessions win — and they will feel like losing.

• Published 2026-08-29

  Is typing practice just more screen time? What the research actually measures

  Four studies of over 470,000 children and teens: what the screen-time evidence really shows, how small the effects are, where the studies disagree — and what none of them measured.

• Published 2026-08-29

  Do the 'correct' fingers matter? What typing science says about technique

  We teach standard fingering, and the best modern study says self-taught typists can be just as fast. What actually predicts skill — and what a finger guide is really for.

• Published 2026-08-24

  Does typing help children learn? What the research actually says

  Handwriting, typing, and what six studies say about children's writing and brains — including the ones that disagree with each other.