http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A new study from a Tel Aviv University researcher says that children with learning disabilities develop less secure attachments with mothers and teachers, and that closer and more secure relationships with parents and adults may help them overcome these disabilities. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-closer-personal-relationships-teens-disabilities.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:05:27 EST news281275521 When is it time for parents to back away? A new study shows that college students with overcontrolling parents are more likely to be depressed and less satisfied with their lives. This so-called helicopter parenting style negatively affects students' well-being by violating their need to feel both autonomous and competent. The work, by Holly Schiffrin and colleagues from the University of Mary Washington in the United States, is published online in Springer's Journal of Child and Family Studies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-parent-dilemma.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:26:19 EST news279894364 New research from North Carolina State University, Brigham Young University and the Pennsylvania State University finds that parental involvement is more important than the school environment when it comes to preventing or limiting alcohol and marijuana use by children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-parents-key-alcohol-marijuana-kids.html Health Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:09:45 EST news273845372 Social media may be an effective tool to help children overcome obesity, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-social-media-childhood-obesity.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:00:17 EST news273758244 Closer sleeping proximity between fathers and children is associated with a greater decrease in the father's testosterone level, with possible implications for parenting behavior. The full report is published Sep. 5 in the open access journal PLOS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-fathers-closer-children-testosterone.html Medical research Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:00:06 EST news266063854 The April suicide of 14-year-old Kenneth Weishuhn Jr. -- a South O'Brien High School (Paulina, Iowa) student who was reportedly teased and bullied by classmates -- had Iowa lawmakers questioning the effectiveness of the state's five-year-old anti-bullying law. School officials can't always identify the bullies until it's too late. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-gentile-media-violence-kids-applications.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:20:01 EST news261126371