Health
What is the short-term impact of sugary drinks in the classroom?
A new study in Health Economics finds that sugary drinks impact behavior and math scores of preschool children.
Nov 3, 2021
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Pediatrics
Many depressed preschoolers still suffer in later school years
Children diagnosed with depression as preschoolers are likely to suffer from depression as school-age children and young adolescents, new research shows.
Jul 29, 2014
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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 ...
Aug 17, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sharing voluntarily makes young kids happy
If humans are primarily motivated by self-interest, as traditional economic theory claims, why do we sometimes perform acts of generosity that don't yield us any material benefits? Indeed, such altruistic behavior may sometimes ...
May 31, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The number of illustrations in storybooks influences children's word learning
New research shows that the number of illustrations presented in a storybook can influence preschool children's ability to learn words from shared reading.
Jul 12, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The (decreasingly) rough-and-tumble world of childhood
Young children generally get more physically aggressive between the ages of 1½ and 3½, but that usually diminishes as they get older and go to school, a new Université de Montréal study shows.
Jan 14, 2019
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Health
What preschoolers know about healthy eating
When you hand a preschooler a donut, does she know it's junk food? The answer is yes, says University of Michigan researcher Kristen Harrison.
Nov 13, 2013
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Pediatrics
National Poll: Many parents delay talking to kids about inappropriate touching
Experts recommend starting conversations about inappropriate touching during the preschool years, but less than half of parents of preschoolers in a national poll say they've begun that discussion.
Mar 16, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Getting kids to eat their veggies: A new approach to an age-old problem
Every parent has a different strategy for trying to get his or her kid to eat more vegetables, from growing vegetables together as a family to banning treats until the dinner plate is clean. New research suggests that teaching ...
Jul 1, 2013
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Pediatrics
Preemies' 'excessive' crying tied to risk of behavior problems later
(HealthDay)—Premature babies who cry a lot may be more likely than other preemies to have behavior problems by the time they reach preschool, a new study suggests.
Jan 7, 2014
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