Tag: kids

Study suggests physical activity program may help children with ADHD

From the Sage press release: While children who suffer from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) struggle with hyperactive-impulses and have trouble maintaining attention, a recent study found that a structured physical… Read more »

Study suggests preparing to act in a certain way can improve information processing

From the ESRC (UK) press release: Preparing to act in a particular way can improve the way we process information, and this has potential implications for those with learning disabilities…. Read more »

Dutch study suggests social empowerment may help reduce risk of psychotic disorders in those who migrate young

From the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health: Recent research has found striking links between psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and certain types of international immigration. Now for the… Read more »

Study looks at how kids use language to make sense of the world around them

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Two vital parts of mentally organizing the world are classification, or the understanding that similar things belong in the same category; and… Read more »

Study suggests children don’t use labels to classify the way adults do

From the Ohio State University press release by Jeff Grabmeier: New research challenges the conventional thinking that young children use language just as adults do to help classify and understand… Read more »

Study suggests working mums tend to be happier than stay-at-home mums

From the American Psychological Association press release: Mothers with jobs tend to be healthier and happier than moms who stay at home during their children’s infancy and pre-school years, according… Read more »