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Study suggests childhood communication enhances brain development, protecting against harmful behaviors

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From the Elsevier press release: Children with greater parent communication in early adolescence have less harmful alcohol use and emotional eating in young adulthood, according to a new study in Biological… Read more »

Study suggests napping can help tired teens’ performance in school

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From the University of Delaware press release: A University of Delaware researcher investigated the relationship between midday-napping behaviors and neurocognitive function in early adolescents and found some keys to helping… Read more »

Study suggests listening to music with kids can help improve parent-child relationships

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From the University of Arizona press release:  If you’re a parent whose teenagers spend family road trips with earbuds firmly in place, you may want to encourage them to unplug,… Read more »

Study suggests brain’s window for language learning open until adulthood

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From the Boston College press release: In a study of nearly 700,000 English speakers, researchers from Boston College, MIT and Harvard have discovered the optimal years to learn a second… Read more »

Study suggests teens’ cooking skills strongly predict future nutritional well-being

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From the Elsevier press release: Evidence suggests that developing cooking and food preparation skills is important for health and nutrition, yet the practice of home cooking is declining and now… Read more »

Study suggests students who are old for their grade more likely to enroll in college

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From the American Psychological Association press release: Teens who are old for their grade appear to feel more confident about their academic abilities and are more likely to enroll in… Read more »

Study suggests too much TV at age 2 makes for less healthy adolescents

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From the University of Montreal press release: Watching too much television at age 2 can translate into poorer eating habits in adolescence and poorer performance in school, researchers at Université… Read more »

Study suggests siblings contribute positively to each other’s developing empathy

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From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Older siblings play an important role in the lives of their younger siblings. Like parents, older brothers and sisters act… Read more »

Study suggests brain thickness provides insight into teenage decision-making

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From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Young adults with thinner cortex in particular brain regions are more impulsive during a decision-making task than teens with thicker cortex, according to… Read more »