From the University of Haifa press release via MedicalXPress: Children showing difficulty carrying out routine actions, such as getting dressed, playing with particular types of games, drawing, copying from the board in school and even…
From the York University press release: All bilingual children – regardless of the languages they speak – show cognitive advantages over their English-only peers, although they may experience weakness in areas like vocabulary acquisition, finds…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: Young people’s choices about using drugs and alcohol are influenced by peers—not only close friends, but also sports teammates. A new study of…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: High-quality early child care isn’t important just for children, but for their mothers, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study by researchers…
From the Macquarie University press release via HealthCanal: A recent study from the Centre for Emotional Health, Macquarie University, has found children with social phobia are judged as less attractive and are less liked by…
From the Mayo Clinic press release via MedicalXPress: Mayo Clinic researchers have found that multiple exposures to anesthesia at a young age are associated with higher rates of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Children exposed to two…
From the Canadian Medical Association Journal press release: An analysis of research on physical punishment of children over the past 20 years indicates that such punishment is potentially harmful to their long-term development, states an…
From the Stanford School of Medicine press release: For the first time, researchers have scanned the brains of children watching funny videos to examine which of their brain regions are active as their sense of…
From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: Attentiveness in kindergarten accurately predicts the development of “work-oriented” skills in school children, according to a new study published by Dr. Linda Pagani, a professor and…
From the University of Missouri press release: Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) tend to be fascinated by screen-based technology. A new study by a University of Missouri researcher found that adolescents with autism spend…