From the RUHR-University Bochum press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at RUB and University of Basel provide unprecedented reliable data What experts and the public have already long suspected is now supported by representative data collected…
From the American College of Sports Medicine press release via HealthCanal: School administrators looking to restructure the academic schedule should consider the placement of physical education classes, according to research released today by the American…
From the University College London press release via EurekAlert!: A study of more than 18,000 children across England found that embedding mental health support in schools as part of the Targeted Mental Health in Schools…
From the Kennedy Krieger Institute press release via Newswise: Though autism is often not diagnosed until the age of three, some children begin to show signs of developmental delay before they turn a year old.…
From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release: In a widely noticed study, developmental psychologists reported that 14-month-old infants imitate an unusual action if it was chosen deliberately by the person they observed, but not if it could…
From the Columbia University press release via HealthCanal: Mothers’ exposure during pregnancy to a class of air pollutants called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) can lead to behavioral problems in their children. PAH are released to…
From the Purdue University press release by Amy Patterson Neubert: Fatigue and unrealistic expectations of parenthood may help contribute to post-adoption depression in women, according to a Purdue University study. “Feeling tired was by far…
From the University of Michigan press release by Diane Swanbrow: Teachers and parents matter more than peers in keeping adolescents engaged in school, according to a new study that counters the widespread belief that peers…
From the San Francisco State University press release: Tapping out a beat may help children learn difficult fraction concepts, according to new findings due to be published in the journal Educational Studies in Mathematics. An…
From the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign press release: Mothers who witness or are victims of violence in their communities are more likely to engage in psychologically and physically aggressive parenting practices, causing their children to…