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?
Jan 2, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—A new Northwestern University study shows the power of language in infants' ability to understand the intentions of others.
Nov 9, 2012
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Children as young as three apparently can tell the difference between whining and when someone has good reason to be upset, and they will respond with sympathy usually only when it is truly deserved, according to new research ...
Aug 20, 2012
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The ability of infants to recognize speech is more sophisticated than previously known, researchers in New York University's Department of Psychology have found. Their study, which appears in the journal Developmental Psychology, ...
Jul 17, 2012
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Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas' School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) are taking a more detailed look at how children's language development is influenced by the number of people in their households.
Mar 6, 2024
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The way parents interact with their children during playtime strongly influences the development of spatial skills—a predictor of success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
Oct 10, 2023
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Encouraging Latinx adolescents of Mexican origin to embrace their ethnic pride, cultural values, and connections to their cultural community contributes to positive development and better adjustment during adolescence, a ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Children who struggle with attention and behavior problems tend to end up earning less money, finish fewer years of school and have poorer mental and physical health as adults, compared with children who don't show early ...
Jun 5, 2023
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A landmark study finds no difference in psychological well-being or quality of family relationships between children born by assisted reproduction (egg or sperm donation or surrogacy) and those born naturally at age 20. However, ...
Apr 12, 2023
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The first national study to examine age patterns in daily stress across a 20-year time span showed that for most Americans, stress decreases as we age.
Mar 27, 2023
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