From the Carnegie Mellon University press release via Physorg: From factory workers to Wall Street bankers, a reasonable proficiency in math is a crucial requirement for most well-paying jobs in a modern economy. Yet, over…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: Marital discord is a significant social problem for children, sometimes leading to problems in health and well-being. A new longitudinal study finds that…
From the Cambridge University press release via MedicalXpress: A year-long study on children’s music-making indicates that playing music in groups on a regular basis greatly improves a child’s ability to empathise with others. Researchers looking…
From the University of Chicago press release via EurekAlert!: Children who are skilled in understanding how shapes fit together to make recognizable objects also have an advantage when it comes to learning the number line…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: When violence shatters a child’s world, the torment can continue into their sleep, according to researchers in Cleveland. The impact is measurable and affected…
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release via EurekAlert!: A father’s love contributes as much — and sometimes more — to a child’s development as does a mother’s love. That is one…
From the University of Central Florida press release via EurekAlert!: A principal standing in the hallway says, “You are one of my favorite students!” In class, a smart girl says, “You are the nicest person…
From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release via EurekAlert!: Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) require an array of specialized health care services. With these services come higher costs for parents and insurance providers. University…
From the University of Washington press release by Molly McElroy: The key ingredients for a successful foster family aren’t complicated, said former foster youths in a new study. Most adolescents in foster care simply need…
From the CNRS (Délégation Paris Michel-Ange) press release via AlphaGalileo: Increasing the spacing between characters and words in a text improves the speed and quality of dyslexic children’s reading, without prior training. They read 20%…