From the Boston College press release via EurekAlert!: A new study that looked at more than 75,000 children in day care in Norway found little evidence that the amount of time a child spends in…
From the Canisius College press release via Newswise: In a second randomized clinical trial, researchers at the Institute for Autism Research at Canisius College have found a comprehensive summer treatment (summerMax) to be highly effective…
From the Radboud University Nijmegen press release via HealthCanal: Although popular boys and girls get more attention from their classmates than less popular peers, they are often unconsciously avoided by those same classmates. These were…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: You may have to be over a certain age to be a contestant on “Deal or No Deal”, but children as young as five start…
From the University of Rochester press release via MedicalXpress: Using brain scans of children and adults watching Sesame Street, cognitive scientists are learning how children’s brains change as they develop intellectual abilities like reading and…
From the UBC press release via ScienceDaily: Children who make an effort to perform acts of kindness are happier and experience greater acceptance from their peers, suggests new research from the University of British Columbia…
From the University of Notre Dame press release via EurekAlert!: Social practices and cultural beliefs of modern life are preventing healthy brain and emotional development in children, according to an interdisciplinary body of research presented…
From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release via EurekAlert!: Holiday presents will soon be under the tree for millions of adolescents. With those gifts may come sibling squabbles over violations of personal space, such as…
From the Wayne State University press release via MedicalXpress: Both nature and nurture appear to be significant factors in early antisocial behaviors of adopted children, a Wayne State University researcher believes. Christopher Trentacosta, Ph.D., assistant…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release via EurekAlert!: Brain changes in children who have sustained a mild traumatic brain injury, or concussion, persist for months following injury — even after the symptoms of the…