From the University of Pittsburgh media release: Most parents who yell at their adolescent children wouldn’t dream of physically punishing their teens. Yet their use of harsh verbal discipline — defined as shouting, cursing, or…
From the AMA media release: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in mothers appears to be associated with an increased risk for child maltreatment beyond that associated with maternal depression, according to a study published by JAMA Pediatrics,…
From the University of Kansas, Life Span Institute media release: University of Kansas scientists have found that infants who were fed formula enriched with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) from birth to 12 months scored…
From the University of Alabama at Birmingham media release: Getting back on the bus and into the classroom can make children anxious for many reasons, but experts at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)…
From the IIASA media release: Men with neurotic personality traits are having fewer children compared to previous generations, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Personality. The study examined the effect of…
From the University of Warwick media release: New research suggests children don’t understand competitive behaviour until around the age of four. A team of researchers from the University of Warwick and University of Salzburg found…
From the Association for Psychological Science media release: Getting kids to share their toys is a never-ending battle, and compelling them to do so never seems to help. New research suggests that allowing children to…
From the ACAAI media release: The number of children being diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder (ADHD), allergy and asthma is increasing in the United States. And according to a new study, there might be a link…
From the Wiley media release: A new analysis has found that mothers who are more extroverted and less anxious are more likely to breastfeed and to continue to breastfeed than mothers who are introverted or…
From the American Sociological Association (ASA) media release: Morning sickness, shiny hair, and bizarre and intense cravings for pickles and ice cream — what expectations do pregnant women impose on their bodies, and how are…