From the Florida State University press release via Newswise: When a beginning reader reads aloud, her progress is apparent: Hunched over a book, little index finger blazing the way, she moves intently from sound to…
From the Washington University in St. Louis press release by Beth Miller: Children with autism often have problems developing motor skills, such as running, throwing a ball or even learning how to write. But scientists…
From the University of New Hampshire press release via Newswise: Authoritarian parents whose child-rearing style can be summed up as “it’s my way or the highway” are more likely to raise disrespectful, delinquent children who…
From the Wiley-Blackwell press release via EurekAlert!: Children who display multiple psychosomatic symptoms, such as regular aches and pains and sleep and appetite problems, are more than twice as likely to be experiencing physical abuse…
From the Michigan State University press release: Underserved youth athletes report more life skill and character development when their coaches place greater emphasis on creating caring climates instead of focusing on competition, according to research…
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…