Oct. 6, 2020 — Researchers know that texting programs can greatly benefit young children's literacy. Now new research shows that parents' participation in such programs can be boosted exponentially with ...
Oct. 1, 2020 — Children who show addiction-like gaming signs are not any more susceptible to mental health problems than their non-gaming peers. Some even experience less anxiety than others, according to ...
Sep. 29, 2020 — Extracurricular sport in middle childhood diminishes subsequent ADHD symptoms in girls, but not in boys, a new study ...
Sep. 2, 2020 — In just a few months, the COVID-19 pandemic swiftly and substantially worsened mental health among US hourly service workers and their children -- especially those experiencing multiple hardships, ...
Sep. 2, 2020 — Adolescents who perceive their parents to be loving and supportive are less likely to engage in cyberbullying, according to a new ...
Aug. 27, 2020 — Adults in the United States believe children should be almost 5 years old before talking with them about race, even though some infants are aware of race and preschoolers may have already developed ...
Aug. 11, 2020 — Researchers have found evidence of signature brain activity in infants that predicted ASD symptoms later at 18 months ...
Aug. 10, 2020 — A new study found that common gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms such as diarrhea, constipation and bloating are linked to troubling sleep problems, self-harm and physical complaints in preschool ...
Aug. 10, 2020 — Altered brain connectivity may be one way prenatal depression influences child behavior, according to new ...
Aug. 6, 2020 — A new analysis of sibling records from more than 300,000 individuals suggests that some parents continue to reproduce until they have children of both ...
Aug. 6, 2020 — Children's pester power may contribute to improvements in their family's food environments. A new study highlights the potential for children to influence food consumption and habits at ...
Aug. 5, 2020 — New research shows that children's own temperament could be driving the amount of TV they watch. The research shows how the brain responses of 10-month-old babies watching a clip from ...
Aug. 4, 2020 — An early blood test could detect which babies deprived of oxygen at birth are at risk of serious neurodisabilities like cerebral palsy and ...
Aug. 3, 2020 — A new study has found that sleep disturbances at any age are associated with diminished well-being by the time the children are 10 or 11 years old. The findings suggest health care providers should ...
Aug. 3, 2020 — In a reversal of trends, American baby boomers scored lower on a test of cognitive functioning than did members of previous generations, according to a new nationwide ...
July 30, 2020 — Researchers conducted the world's first data-driven study of parenting classes based on the Respectful Approach intervention. The Respectful Approach, modeled on Resources for Infant Educators ...
July 24, 2020 — The ongoing disruptive changes from efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are having a substantial negative impact on the physical and mental well-being of parents and their children across the ...
July 23, 2020 — We inherit half of our genes from each parent. For their function of most genes, it doesn't matter which parent a gene comes from. But this is not true for all genes: about 150 genes are subject ...
July 20, 2020 — A longitudinal study of more than 230 teens and young adults in Washington state finds that teens may be more likely to use marijuana following legalization - with the proliferation of stores and ...
July 15, 2020 — Examining the association between eight different types of early life stress (ELS) and youth-onset depression, a study reports that individuals exposed to ELS were more likely to develop a major ...
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