Child Development

Psychology & Psychiatry

New research helps to instill persistence in children

Encouraging children "to help," rather than asking them to "be helpers," can instill persistence as they work to fulfill daily tasks that are difficult to complete, finds a new psychology study.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Gender identities disrupted—and reinforced

New Northwestern University research analyzing the ways children's gender narratives reinforce or disrupt gender inequality found that older children—and girls—are more likely to tell alternative narratives that disrupted ...

Pediatrics

Fetal growth, maternal anger impact infant regulation

(HealthDay)—Poor prenatal growth and higher postnatal anger have indirect effects on infant reactivity and regulation (RR), according to a study published in the March/April issue of Child Development.

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