Pediatrics

Popular characters can help kids eat healthy foods too

(HealthDay) -- Superheroes and other popular kids' characters have been used to sell junk food, candy and other sugary treats to children for decades, but new research shows they also can be used to promote healthier eating ...

Pediatrics

Can apps make your kids smarter?

(HealthDay)—Smartphones, tablets and laptops are everywhere, and young children are fascinated by them. Now, new research suggests that parents might be able to harness that curiosity and use apps on the devices to boost ...

Pediatrics

Researcher says for 2-year-olds, touch screens may trump TV

(Medical Xpress)—Smartphones and tablets may be better learning tools for toddlers younger than 2 1/2 years old than "Sesame Street" and other educational TV programs, according to a researcher in the UW-Madison School ...

Pediatrics

TV snack ads make preschoolers snack more: study

(HealthDay)—Preschoolers who watched "Sesame Street" interrupted by TV ads for a salty snack food ended up eating more of that food soon after, a new study found.

Psychology & Psychiatry

New study finds Sesame Street improves school readiness

New research, coauthored by Wellesley College economist Phillip B. Levine and University of Maryland economist Melissa Kearney, finds that greater access to Sesame Street in the show's early days led to improved early educational ...

Pediatrics

Cookie Monster teaches self-control

Who would have thought a Sesame Street video starring the Cookie Monster, of all characters, could teach preschoolers self-control?

Autism spectrum disorders

Muppet with autism makes her 'Sesame Street' debut

(HealthDay)—A half-century into its run as an iconic staple of children's television, "Sesame Street" will introduce a character with autism to its world-famous neighborhood.

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