From the Binghamton University press release: Children of highly critical parents show less attention to emotional facial expressions, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University at New York. “These findings suggest that children…
From the Radboud University Nijmegen press release: Stress in early childhood leads to faster maturation of certain brain regions during adolescence. In contrast, stress experienced later in life leads to slower maturation of the adolescent…
From the Brigham Young University press release: Sociologists at BYU and Ball State have found that a majority of fathers today are relatively involved in their children’s lives. Whether it’s physically being there for a…
From the University of Helsinki press release: Several studies have suggested that intensive musical training enhances children’s linguistic skills. Such training, however, is not available to all children. Researchers at Cognitive Brain Research Unit in…
From the Brigham Young University press release: A new parenting study finds that the greater emotional control and problem-solving abilities a mother has, the less likely her children will develop behavioral problems, such as throwing…
From the New York University press release: A new replication study of the well-known “marshmallow test” — a famous psychological experiment designed to measure children’s self-control — suggests that being able to delay gratification at…
From the University of Waterloo press release: Children as young as age three are able to make judgements about who owns an object based on its location, according to a study from the University of…
From the University of Washington press release: Research shows that the more skills children bring with them to kindergarten — in basic math, reading, even friendship and cooperation — the more likely they will succeed…
From the Florida Atlantic University press release: Making a friend is hard work. Keeping one is even harder, especially for young children. A novel study published in the Journal of Family Psychology sheds light on why childhood…
From the Taylor & Francis Group press release: The growing demand for children to get involved in organized activities outside of school is placing unprecedented strain upon families. A new study, published in Taylor &…