Category: Parenting

Study suggests differences in perception of technology-dependent children can affect family well-being

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From the Case Western University press release: Normal everyday life for parents requires organization. Parents of children who require ventilators, oxygen, IVs and other tools to live, those day-to-day tasks… Read more »

Study suggests low household income and maternal gestational diabetes may significantly increase ADHD risk

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From the Queens College, City University of New York press release: In the first study of its kind, researchers at Queens College and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found… Read more »

Study looks at effects of blogging for teens with social anxiety

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From the APA press release: Blogging may have psychological benefits for teens suffering from social anxiety, improving their self-esteem and helping them relate better to their friends, according to new… Read more »

Study suggests visual, spatial displays can help students with learning disabilities

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From the Pennsylvania State University press release: Students with learning disabilities often have difficulty with basic academic skills, such as reading, as well as with organizational and study skills. For… Read more »

Study looks at how kids use language to make sense of the world around them

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From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Two vital parts of mentally organizing the world are classification, or the understanding that similar things belong in the same category; and… Read more »

Study links insecure attachment in childhood to higher risk of obesity during adolescence

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From the Ohio State University press release: The quality of the emotional relationship between a mother and her young child could affect the potential for that child to be obese… Read more »

Study suggests character-building programs may improve quality of education

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From the Oregon State University press release: A study of 20 elementary schools in Hawaii has found that a focused program to build social, emotional and character skills resulted in… Read more »

Study suggests children don’t use labels to classify the way adults do

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From the Ohio State University press release by Jeff Grabmeier: New research challenges the conventional thinking that young children use language just as adults do to help classify and understand… Read more »