Tag: kids

Study suggests training parents can help children with autism-related behaviour issues

From the Yale University press release by Karen N. Peart: Children with autism spectrum disorders who also have serious behavioral problems responded better to medication combined with training for their… Read more »

Study suggests preschool can help disadvantaged children get ready for kindergarten

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Preschools help children prepare for the rigors of grade school—especially children who come from a minority family, a poor family, or whose… Read more »

Researchers develop model explaining how children are capable of distinguishing their own beliefs from those of others

From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release via EurekAlert!: Prof. Dr. Albert Newen and Dr. Leon de Bruin from the Institute of Philosophy II at the Ruhr-Universität explain their theory in… Read more »

Study suggests girls’ verbal skills give them an advantage in math

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: While boys generally do better than girls in science and math, some studies have found that girls do better in arithmetic. A… Read more »

Study links childhood gender nonconformity to higher risk of abuse and later PTSD

From the Harvard School of Public Health press release: Children in the U.S. whose activity choices, interests, and pretend play before age 11 fall outside those typically expressed by their… Read more »

Study links over-reactive parenting to negative emotions and problem behavior in toddlers

From the Oregon State University press release via HealthCanal: Researchers have found that parents of young children who anger easily and over-react are more likely to have toddlers who act… Read more »

Study suggests playing with puzzles can help children improve math skills

From the National Science Foundation press release: An important context for figuring out problems through reasoning is puzzle play, say researchers at University of Chicago. Psychologist Susan Levine and colleagues… Read more »

Study suggests viewing world through mathematical lens can help young children learn math

From the National Science Foundation press release via Physorg: Teaching children mathematics at a young age may be as simple as helping them see how math is all around them…. Read more »