Tag: developmental

Study suggests mothers’ behaviour during playtime may affect young children’s level of engagement with them

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From the University of Missouri press release via HealthCanal: Researchers long have evaluated the roles parents play in children’s development. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found that… Read more »

Study examines language mixing by children raised as bilinguals

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From the Concordia University press release: Language mixing – using elements from two languages in the same sentence – is frequent among bilingual parents and could pose a challenge for… Read more »

Study shows patterns of neural development when learning

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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… Read more »

Study suggests analyzing babies’ expressions could help children at risk for developmental disorders

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From the National Science Foundation (NSF) press release via MedicalXpress: Parents and babies smile, laugh and coo at each other, but scientists still have a lot of questions about how… Read more »

Study suggests infants process faces long before they recognize other objects

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From the Stanford University Medical Center press release by Max Mcclure via MedicalXpress: Using brain-monitoring technology, Stanford psychology researchers have discovered that infant brains respond to faces in much the… Read more »

Study suggests fantasy-reality confusion a primary cause of childhood nighttime fears

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From the AFTAU press release: From monsters under the bed to bogeymen in the closet, most children experience nighttime fears at some point in their development. And while most grow… Read more »

Study suggests iconicity may play an important role in children’s ability to learn language

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From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Languages are highly complex systems and yet most children seem to acquire language easily, even in the absence of formal instruction. New… Read more »