News tagged with child psychology


A better way to prevent child abuse

New research at The University of Nottingham is calling for changes to a government scheme which engages community nurses in the prevention of child abuse and neglect in the home as part of a maternal and child health care ...

Health created May 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early math and reading ability linked to job and income in adulthood

Math and reading ability at age 7 may be linked with socioeconomic status several decades later, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The ch ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Preschoolers know good vs. bad sources of info

(Medical Xpress)—Young children are not like sponges just soaking up information. They can actively evaluate what people know and go to the "experts" for information they want, reports a Cornell study published in a special ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bilingual children have better 'working memory' than monolingual children, study shows

A study conducted at the University of Granada and the University of York in Toronto, Canada, has revealed that bilingual children develop a better working memory –which holds, processes and updates information ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research into the effects of perfectionistic parenting and its impact on childhood anxieties

In a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, researchers investigated the impact of perfectionistic rearing behaviors by parents on children. Results showed that while all ch ...

Pediatrics created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Decade long study shows educating parents key to preventing emotional disorders

(Medical Xpress)—In the longest running study of its kind, researchers have evaluated the long-term effects of early intervention on the prevention of internalising disorders in children, such as anxiety ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Academic gains, improved teacher relationships found among high risk kids in Head Start

A new study by Oregon State University researchers finds that Head Start can make a positive impact in the lives of some of its highest risk children, both academically and behaviorally.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Analyzing babies' expressions could help children at risk for developmental disorders

Parents and babies smile, laugh and coo at each other, but scientists still have a lot of questions about how these interactions help infants develop.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mental health of dads-to-be may influence toddler's behavior

(HealthDay)—Plenty of research has linked a mother's mental health during and after pregnancy with her child's well-being. Now, a new study suggests that an expectant father's psychological distress might ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Let crying babes lie: Study supports notion of leaving infants to cry themselves back to sleep

Today, mothers of newborns find themselves confronting a common dilemma: Should they let their babies "cry it out" when they wake up at night? Or should they rush to comfort their crying little one?

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (13) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Being bullied can cause trauma symptoms

Problems caused by bullying do not necessarily cease when the abuse stops. Recent research shows that victims may need long-term support.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Babies born to stressed mothers more likely to be bullied at school, longitudinal study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Children whose mothers were overly stressed during pregnancy are more likely to become victims of bullying at school.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Being bullied can cause PTSD in children, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Problems caused by bullying do not necessarily cease when the abuse stops. Recent research at the Universitiy of Stavanger (UiS) and Bergen's Center for Crisis Psychology in Norway shows ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Babies learning to stand more stable when holding object, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Babies learning to stand may look wobbly, but they are really in more control than they appear, especially when they focus and hold on to an object like a toy, according to Purdue University ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

People merge supernatural and scientific beliefs when reasoning with the unknown, study shows

(Medical Xpress)—Reliance on supernatural explanations for major life events, such as death and illness, often increases rather than declines with age, according to a new psychology study from The University of Texas at ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast