From the Queen’s University press release via MedicalXpress: According to a new study out of Queen’s University, even very young children value people that help them and are motivated to return the favour. The study…
From the University of Waterloo press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found that children hear more complex language from parents when they read a storybook with only pictures compared to…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Infants who sweat less in response to scary situations at age 1 show more physical and verbal aggression at age 3, according to new research published in…
From the University of Notre Dame press release via ScienceDaily: Concrete objects — such as toys, tiles and blocks — that students can touch and move around, called manipulatives, have been used to teach basic…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release via ScienceDaily: A new study from the University of Pennsylvania has shown that children as young as 2 understand basic grammar rules when they first learn to speak…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: When a child with autism copies the actions of an adult, he or she is likely to omit anything “silly” about what they’ve just seen. In contrast,…
From the University of Nottingham press release via EurekAlert!: Mimicking the behaviour of mum and dad has long been considered a vital way in which children learn about the world around them. Now psychologists at…
From the Michigan State University press release via ScienceDaily: Students perform better when their instructors use hand gestures — a simple teaching tool that could yield benefits in higher-level math such as algebra. A study…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Being exposed to arguments between parents is associated with the way babies’ brains process emotional tone of voice, according to a new study to be published in…
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…