Preschoolers’ story comprehension similar for print and digital books
From the NYU press release: The content of a children’s book — not its form as a print book or a digital book — predicts how well children understand a story, finds a new study…
Parents’ use of emotional feeding increases emotional eating in school-age children
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Emotional eating — eating when you feel sad or upset or in response to another negative mood — is not uncommon in children and adolescents,…
Study suggests depression in fathers may affect adolescents’ behaviour
From the Brigham Young University press release: New research from BYU social work professor Kevin Shafer shows that a dad’s depression can have a specific impact on his parenting. “Many studies look at moms who…
Strong parent connections enhance children’s ability to develop healthy response to stress
From the Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health press release: Children in low-income families have an increased chance of thriving when their caregiver relationships include certain positive characteristics, according to new research from the National…
Study examines links between genes and parenting behaviour
From the Harvard University press release: Why is it that some species seem to be particularly attentive parents while others leave their young to fend for themselves? For years, scientists have believed one of the…
Parent-mediated therapy may help babies at risk of developing autism
From the Wiley press release: The earliest autism intervention study in the world that uses video to provide feedback to parents of babies at family risk of autism, has indicated a reduction in the severity…
Study suggests double-edged effect of Instagram on teens
From the International Communication Association press release: Your food, your vacation, your carefully curated life — all posted for your friends in a filtered image. Some may scoff at adolescents’ use of social media networks…
Strong early education linked with better long-term relationships with parents
From the Virginia Tech press release: Children who are given high-quality education at an early age — starting at six weeks old and continuing through their first five years of life — are more likely…
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