Tag: kids

Study points to similarity of brains of girls and boys in relation to brain function and math ability

From the Carnegie Mellon University press release: In 1992, Teen Talk Barbie was released with the controversial voice fragment, “Math class is hard.” While the toy’s release met with public… Read more »

Study links childhood maltreatment and offending behaviours later in life

From the BMC (BioMed Central) press release: Children who experience maltreatment, such as neglect or physical or sexual abuse, are more likely to engage in delinquent and offending behaviors in… Read more »

Study suggests preschool writing instruction should encourage writing for communication purposes

From the Michigan State University press release: Writing instruction in early education should be about more than letter formation and penmanship, argue Michigan State University researchers who found preschool teachers… Read more »

Study suggests dogs promote reading for young readers

From the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus press release: Reading in the presence of a pooch may be the page-turning motivation young children need, suggests a UBC researcher. Camille… Read more »

Study looks at ways to help picky eaters

From the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia press release: Families dealing with the stress and frustration of their child’s overly picky eating habits may have a new addition to their parental… Read more »

Study suggests that children told lies by parents subsequently lie more as adults, face adjustment difficulty

From the Nanyang Technological University press release: “If you don’t behave, I’ll call the police,” is a lie that parents might use to get their young children to behave. Parents’… Read more »

Study suggests children’s language skills may be harmed by social hardship

From the University of Edinburgh press release: Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are three times more likely to develop difficulties with language than those from more affluent areas, research suggests. Researchers… Read more »