Category: Parenting

Study suggests introducing children to different foods may be more effective than trying to hide them

From the Elsevier Health Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: Pass the peas please! How often do we hear our children say this? According to the Centers for Disease Control and… Read more »

Finnish study suggests boys’ attitude towards school changes in upper secondary years

From the Academy of Finland press release via EurekAlert!: According to a recent study, the negative and cynical attitude of boys towards school increases dramatically as they advance in their… Read more »

Study suggests bullying increases incidence of suicidal thoughts in both bully and bullied

From the University of Warwick press release via AlphaGalileo: Children involved in bullying – as both a victim and a bully – are three times more likely to have suicidal… Read more »

Study suggests possible way of predicting children’s language development

From the Concordia University press release: We depend on a barrage of standardized tests to assess everything from aptitude to intelligence. But do they provide an accurate forecast when it… Read more »

Study suggests teenagers are more vulnerable to sport concussions

From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: Research results published in Brain Injury by Université de Montréal neuropsychologist Dave Ellemberg reveal that adolescents are more sensitive to the… Read more »

Study examines characteristics of fathers with depressive symptoms

From the NYU School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Voluminous research literature attests to the multiple negative consequences of maternal depression and depressive symptoms for the health and development… Read more »