Tag: children

Study suggests visual working memory and reasoning tasks help children improve math skills

From the Karolinska Institutet press release: Young children who practice visual working memory and reasoning tasks improve their math skills more than children who focus on spatial rotation exercises, according… Read more »

Study suggests toddler TV time not to blame for attention problems

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: A comprehensive review published in the journal Psychological Science re-examines previous work that claimed to show a direct link between early screen time and… Read more »

Study suggests harsh parenting practices may have long-term repercussions for children’s brain development

From the University of Montreal press release: A study shows that harsh parenting practices in childhood have long-term repercussions for children’s brain development. Repeatedly getting angry, hitting, shaking or yelling… Read more »

Study suggests link between social media addiction and cyberbullying

From the University of Georgia press release: As social media platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and others continue to grow in popularity, adolescents are spending more of their time online… Read more »

Study suggests abuse in childhood and adolescence linked to higher likelihood of conduct problems

From the BMC (BioMed Central) press release: Children who are exposed to abuse before they are eleven years old, and those exposed to abuse both in childhood and adolescence may… Read more »

Study suggests an atmosphere of intrafamily trust tends to prevent problematic internet use

From the University of Cordoba press release: Cyberbullying already accounts for one in four cases of bullying and, according to the latest UNICEF report issued on the occasion of ‘Safer… Read more »

Study suggests conflict between divorced parents can lead to mental health problems in children

From the Arizona State University press release: Conflict between divorced or separated parents increases the risk of children developing physical and mental health problems. A new study from the Arizona… Read more »

Study suggests self-controlled children tend to be healthier middle-aged adults

From the Duke University press release: Self-control, the ability to contain one’s own thoughts, feelings and behaviors, and to work toward goals with a plan, is one of the personality… Read more »

Study suggests focusing on diversion yields positive results for kids with behavioral issues

From the Case Western Reserve University press release: Of the 5,300 children enrolled in the Ohio Behavioral Health Juvenile Justice Initiative since 2006, 21% reported that someone close to them… Read more »

Study suggests video game can identify attention deficit symptoms

From the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid press release: Adapting a traditional endless runner video game and using a raccoon as the protagonist, researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de… Read more »