Children who used a virtual reality (VR) headset before surgery showed reduced self-reported distress and fear, along with lower heart rate and blood pressure, according to a new study published November 5th in the open…
Vanessa Woods’ latest research didn’t begin in a laboratory or during fieldwork. It began at home, with her own children. While her son eagerly embraced mud, insects and outdoor exploration, her daughter gravitated toward more…
New Curtin University-led research has revealed most childhood physical abuse in Australia occurs within families — and before children turn 10.The study analysed Australian Child Maltreatment Study data from 8,503 Australians aged 16 and older,…
In this Policy Article, Alp Sungu and colleagues report on a large-scale randomized controlled trial evaluating the impacts of classroom phone restrictions on student outcomes in India. The findings show that restricting phone use can…
The school bell may signal the end of lessons, but for more than half a million Australian children each week, it doesn’t mean the end of opportunities to be active. A major Adelaide University study…
ITASCA, IL–Unpasteurized milk, cheese and other “raw” dairy products are unsafe to drink or eat, especially for young children and those who are pregnant or breastfeeding, according to updated guidance from the American Academy of…
Inclusive education seeks to ensure that all students, including those with disabilities, have access to appropriate educational opportunities in the least restrictive environment. In China, the policy known as “Learning in Regular Classrooms” (LRC) has become…
A mother and her baby smiling at each other is more than just a heartwarming exchange—this type of positive interaction may help babies develop emotion regulation skills and the physiological foundations of emotional well-being. That’s…
Girls from multilingual and immigrant families could be missing out on ADHD support – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. ADHD is already known to be under-recognised in girls, whose symptoms…
MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTIC Social behaviour is heritable but heterogeneous. An international team of EAGLE and R2D2-MH consortia researchers, led by the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, conducted a large-scale genome-wide…