Child Development
Child's counting comprehension may depend on objects counted, study shows
such as toys, tiles and blocks—that students can touch and move around, called manipulatives, have been used to teach basic math skills since the 1980s. Use of manipulatives is based on the long-held belief that young children's ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 18, 2013 |
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Multiple moves found harmful to poor young children
Poor children who move three or more times before they turn 5 have more behavior problems than their peers, according to a new study by researchers at Cornell University and the National Employment Law Project. The study ...
Health
Mar 28, 2013 |
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Marital conflict causes stress in children, may affect cognitive development
Marital conflict is a significant source of environmental stress for children, and witnessing such conflict may harm children's stress response systems which, in turn, may affect their mental and intellectual development.
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Mar 28, 2013 |
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Teens' struggles with peers forecast long-term adult problems
Teenagers' struggles to connect with their peers in the early adolescent years while not getting swept along by negative peer influences predict their capacity to form strong friendships and avoid serious problems even ten ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 28, 2013 |
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'I don't want to pick!' Preschoolers know when they aren't sure
Children as young as 3 years old know when they are not sure about a decision, and can use that uncertainty to guide decision making, according to new research from the Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California, ...
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Mar 12, 2013 |
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Teaching teens that people can change reduces aggression in school
Teenagers from all walks of life who believe people can't change react more aggressively to a peer conflict than those who think people can change. And teaching them that people have the potential to change can reduce these ...
Pediatrics
Feb 12, 2013 |
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Differential parenting found to affect whole family
Parents act differently with different children—for example, being more positive with one child and more negative with another. A new longitudinal study has found that this behavior negatively affects not only the child ...
Pediatrics
Feb 12, 2013 |
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Parents' praise predicts attitudes toward challenge 5 years later
Toddlers whose parents praised their efforts more than they praised them as individuals had a more positive approach to challenges five years later. That's the finding of a new longitudinal study that also found gender differences ...
Pediatrics
Feb 12, 2013 |
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Negative stereotypes about boys hinder their academic achievement
Negative stereotypes about boys may hinder their achievement, while assuring them that girls and boys are equally academic may help them achieve. From a very young age, children think boys are academically inferior to girls, ...
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Feb 12, 2013 |
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New study challenges links between day care and behavioral issues
A new study that looked at more than 75,000 children in day care in Norway found little evidence that the amount of time a child spends in child care leads to an increase in behavioral problems, according to researchers from ...
Pediatrics
Jan 17, 2013 |
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Genetics plays major role in victimization in elementary school
Genetics plays a major role in peer rejection and victimization in early elementary school, according to a study recently published on the website of the journal Child Development by a team directed by Dr. Michel Boivin, a rese ...
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Jan 16, 2013 |
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Toddlers' language skills predict less anger by preschool
Toddlers with more developed language skills are better able to manage frustration and less likely to express anger by the time they're in preschool. That's the conclusion of a new longitudinal study from researchers at the ...
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Dec 20, 2012 |
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Supportive role models, coping lead to better health in poor teens
Low-income teenagers who have supportive role models and engage in adaptive strategies have lower levels of a marker for cardiovascular risk than low-income teens without such resources, according to a new study.
Health
Dec 20, 2012 |
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Young offenders who work, don't attend school may be more antisocial
Many high school students work in addition to going to school, and some argue that employment is good for at-risk youths. But a new study has found that placing juvenile offenders in jobs without ensuring that they attend ...
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Dec 20, 2012 |
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Sibling squabbles can lead to depression, anxiety
Holiday presents will soon be under the tree for millions of adolescents. With those gifts may come sibling squabbles over violations of personal space, such as unwanted borrowing of a fashionable clothing item, or arguments ...
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Dec 20, 2012 |
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