Tag: parenting

Study suggests IQ is a better predictor of adult economic success than math

From the University of Tennessee at Knoxville press release: IQ in childhood is a better indicator of adult wealth than math for very preterm and very low-weight babies, according to… Read more »

Study suggests too much TV time can harm preschoolers’ development

From the University of Montreal press release: Too much time in front of the bedroom TV deprives the child of more enriching developmental activities and may explain, in part, less… Read more »

Study suggests maternal interactions may help shape the same brain region adults use for vocal emotion processing

From the PLOS press release: The same brain network that adults use when they hear angry vocalizations is at work in infants as young as six months old, an effect… Read more »

Study suggests effect of emotional self-control on parenting interactions

From the University of Rochester press release: The field of adolescent psychology is increasingly focused on parents, with researchers asking how mothers and fathers control themselves (and their rising anger)… Read more »

Study suggests early parent-child conflicts predict trouble charting life path

From the Washington University in St. Louis press release: Children who have more conflict in relationships with their mothers during early years of elementary school may find it more difficult… Read more »

Study suggests that controlling children’s behavior with screen time leads to more screen time

From the University of Guelph press release: Giving your child extra time on the iPad for good behaviour may not be the best idea according to a new University of… Read more »

Study looks at how parent’s job stress affects children’s health

From the University of Houston press release: Researchers have long known that sick children can affect a company’s bottom line, as employees are distracted or have to take time off… Read more »

Study suggests mothers whose responses to infants’ facial cues increase report stronger bonds with babies

From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: The transition to motherhood triggers changes in mothers’ brain structure that may facilitate bonding with their infants. While many studies… Read more »

Study suggests maternal stress at conception linked to children’s stress response at age 11

From the Simon Fraser University press release: A new study published in theĀ Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and DiseaseĀ finds that mothers’ stress levels at the moment they conceive their… Read more »