From the British Psychological Society media release: Strong relationships with other family members can help raise self-esteem and reduce anxiety for some young people who grow up in homes affected by parental domestic violence. This…
From the Case Western Reserve University media release: Since 1994, researchers at Case Western Reserve University have studied mothers — some who used cocaine while pregnant and others who did not — to understand how…
From the Stanford University Medical Center media release: Girls with autism display less repetitive and restricted behavior than boys do, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The study also…
From the Paul Merage School of Business media release: For decades, the tobacco and alcohol industries have been accused of advertising their products to kids. Tremendous public pressure has prompted the implementation of strict guidelines. Today,…
From the American Sociological Association media release: Early adolescent girls lose friends for having sex and gain friends for “making out,” while their male peers lose friends for “making out” and gain friends for having sex,…
From the Brown University media release: A new study has an important implication for tweens and young teens as they head back to school: Taking a gadget to bed could really hurt their sleep. Enough…
From the Society for Research in Child Development media release: Adolescents who have romantic relationships tend to have more problems with psychosocial adjustment. In contrast, young adults who have romantic relationships tend to have fewer problems…
From the Society for Research in Child Development media release: Children with better academic and behavioral functioning when they start kindergarten often have better educational and societal opportunities as they grow up. For instance, children entering…
From the Nationwide Children’s Hospital media release: Findings from Nationwide Children’s Hospital physicians demonstrate that headaches increase in fall in children, a trend that may be due to back-to-school changes in stress, routines, and sleep.…
From the Florida Atlantic University media release: Bilingual children pose unique challenges for clinicians, and, until recently, there was little research on young bilinguals to guide clinical practice. In the past decade, however, research on bilingual…