From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: A new study found that obstructive sleep apnea, a common form of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), is associated with increased rates of ADHD-like behavioral problems…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release via ScienceDaily: A psychological experiment known as “the marshmallow test” has captured the public’s imagination as a marker of self control and even as a predictor of future…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: Marital conflict is a significant source of environmental stress for children, and witnessing such conflict may harm children’s stress response systems which, in…
From the Iowa State University press release via HealthCanal: People are quick to point the finger or dismiss the effect of violent video games as a factor in criminal behavior. New evidence from Iowa State…
From the Springer Science+Business Media press release via ScienceDaily: A new study finds that mothers tell better, more emotional stories about past experiences which help children develop their emotional skills. The act of talking is…
From the Swiss National Science Foundation press release via ScienceDaily: On average, children take the first steps on their own at the age of 12 months. Many parents perceive this event as a decisive turning…
From the Boston University press release via ScienceDaily: A new study co-authored by Boston University Assistant Professor of Psychology Peter Blake finds that young children endorse fairness norms related to sharing, but often act in…
From the Suomen Akatemia press release via AlphaGalileo: The use of guilt-inducing parenting in daily parent-child interaction causes children distress still evident on the next day, emerges from the study Parents, teachers, and children’s learning…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: Poor children who move three or more times before they turn 5 have more behavior problems than their peers, according to a new…
From the Lifespan press release via EurekAlert!: Newly released findings from Bradley Hospital published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry have found that autism spectrum disorders (ASD) affect the…