Tag: kids

Study suggests media literacy can improve child nutrition, family relationships

From the Washington State University press release: During this pandemic when few parents can limit screen time, a new study shows that building critical media skills as a family can… Read more »

Study suggests children who hold ‘benevolent’ sexist views are also likely to possess ‘hostile’ ones

From the New York University press release: Children who hold seemingly positive, “benevolent” views about women are also likely to hold negative ones, a team of psychology researchers has found…. Read more »

Researchers develop new treatment for childhood anxiety that works by changing parent behaviour

From the Elsevier press release: A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that an entirely parent-based treatment, SPACE (Supportive… Read more »

Study suggests older children’s brains respond differently to rewarding vs. negative experiences late in day

From the Binghamton University press release: Older children respond more strongly to rewarding experiences and less strongly to negative experiences later in the day, which may lead to poor decision-making… Read more »

Study suggests parents’ relationship with each other shapes children’s lives

From the University of Michigan press release: Parents often put their own relationship on the back burner to concentrate on their children, but a new study shows that when spouses… Read more »

Study suggests stress in small children separated from their parents may alter genes

From the SAGE press release: Experts in the emotional needs of small children say increased levels of the stress hormone cortisol in babies and small children who are separated from… Read more »

Study suggests children’s mental health is affected by sleep duration

From the University of Warwick press release: Depression, anxiety, impulsive behaviour and poor cognitive performance in children is affected by the amount of sleep they have, researchers from the University… Read more »