Need a landing pad for helicopter parenting? Frame tasks as learning
Parents are much less likely to intervene when their young children are getting dressed or performing other simple chores if those tasks are framed as learning opportunities, according to a new study.
View ArticleLanguage used by mothers affects oxytocin levels of infants
Infants whose mothers regularly use language to describe what their child is thinking or feeling, have higher levels of the hormone oxytocin, finds a new study.
View ArticleBeyond screen time: Complex factors shaping child development
New research challenges views on screen time, revealing factors such as parental mental health and the type of screen being used may have some impact on child development.
View ArticleAnimal characters can boost young children's psychological development
A study has shown that iconic characters such as Peter Rabbit -- or Toad and Ratty from The Wind in the Willows -- can also play an important role in the development of children's theory of mind...
View ArticleGreat apes visually track subject-object relationships like humans do, study...
Great apes track events with their eyes in the same way that humans do, according to a new study.
View ArticleNewer epilepsy medications used during pregnancy do not affect neurological...
Children of mothers who took certain anti-seizure medications while pregnant do not have worse neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6, according to a long-running study.
View ArticleScientists discover shared genetic foundations between musical rhythm and...
A study has revealed that genetic variants associated with higher likelihood of rhythm impairments tended to be also associated with higher likelihood of dyslexia. The reverse was also the case:...
View ArticlePreschool education: A key to supporting allophone children
A Canadian study reveals that allophone children often face learning and communication difficulties in kindergarten, which can negatively impact their educational journey.
View ArticlePerceptions of parent cannabis use shape teen attitudes
Teens who think their parents use cannabis are more likely to hold favorable attitudes toward the drug and to consider trying it themselves, according to a new study. The research also reveals that...
View Article20th century lead exposure damaged American mental health
Exposure to car exhaust from leaded gas during childhood altered the balance of mental health in the U.S. population, making generations of Americans more depressed, anxious and inattentive or...
View ArticleUnlocking the science of sleep: How rest enhances language learning
Sleep is critical for all sorts of reasons, but a team of international scientists has discovered a new incentive for getting eight hours of sleep every night: it helps the brain to store and learn a...
View ArticleCould online technology be a clue as to why boys in Norway are outperforming...
Bucking conventionality, boys in Norway are making early gains in reading English as a second language and even outperforming girls at age 10 and 13 -- a new a study of more than one million students...
View ArticleMothers' language choices have double the impact in bilingual families
New research shows that mothers have twice the impact on language exposure, challenging traditional parenting advice. In a new study, researchers found that there wasn't a single strategy that could be...
View ArticleSculpting the brain (without chisel or scalpel)
Researchers report that they have successfully tested a novel approach for teaching the human brain to learn through external manipulation and neural feedback -- what they call the 'sculpting' of brain...
View ArticleWork satisfaction, pay are worse for those who stutter, study finds
People who stutter have lower earnings, experience underemployment and express lower job satisfaction than those who don't stutter, a new study finds.
View ArticleAntidepressants may act in gut to reduce depression and anxiety
In animal studies, boosting serotonin in the cells that line the gut reduced anxious and depressive-like behaviors without causing cognitive or gastrointestinal side effects.
View ArticleMothers bear the brunt of the 'mental load,' managing 7 in 10 household tasks
The study, conducted in the US, found that mothers take on seven in ten (71%) of all household mental load tasks.
View ArticleBreaking barriers: Study uses AI to interpret American Sign Language in...
A study is the first-of-its-kind to recognize American Sign Language (ASL) alphabet gestures using computer vision. Researchers developed a custom dataset of 29,820 static images of ASL hand gestures....
View ArticleNaughty or Nice? Many parents rely on threats to manage misbehavior -- from...
When young children's behavior becomes challenging, many parents resort to threats -- from taking away toys to threatening that Santa will skip their house, a national poll suggests.
View ArticleAlmost three quarters of adolescents experience depression or anxiety
Almost three quarters of adolescents in Australia experience clinically significant depression or anxiety symptoms, with most being chronic, according to a new study. And preventive strategies outside...
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