Pediatrics
Home reading environment is crucial for children's reading skills
Children that are seldom read to and whose parents read very little are at a disadvantage when they start school.
Oct 16, 2015
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Pediatrics
Giving books to kids before summer break can stem reading losses
It's common knowledge among teachers that when students return to school after the long summer break, they likely will have lost some academic ground—a phenomenon known as "summer slide." A new study, to be presented on ...
Apr 25, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Don't judge a book by its cover, researchers urge parents
(Medical Xpress)—Parents who read picture books to their two-year-olds could improve their children's language skills, regardless of whether the book contains long sentences or just one or two words, according to new research.
Aug 7, 2013
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Neuroscience
Does being a bookworm boost your brainpower in old age?
New research suggests that reading books, writing and participating in brain-stimulating activities at any age may preserve memory. The study is published in the July 3, 2013, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal ...
Jul 3, 2013
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Despite reported dislike, older readers put in less effort when using e-readers, researchers find
Reading text on digital devices like tablet computers requires less effort from older adults than reading on paper, according to research published February 6 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Matthias Schlesewsky and ...
Feb 6, 2013
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Health
TV found to have negative impact on parent-child communication and literacy
Since the first television screens lit up our living rooms scientists have been studying its affect on young children. Now scientists in Ohio have compared mother-child communication while watching TV to reading books or ...
Sep 14, 2011
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Pediatrics
Ask the Pediatrician: How can parents deal with children's tantrums?
Q: Our son seems easily stressed out and has awful tantrums. What can we do to deal with this?
Sep 20, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research hones interventions for kids with developmental language disorder
In an average kindergarten class of 30 students, about two are experiencing developmental language disorder, meaning they learn language more slowly than their peers. While DLD is just as common as dyslexia or ADHD, fewer ...
May 24, 2018
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