Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows how toddlers adjust to adult anger
(HealthDay)—Toddlers can both sense adult anger and alter their behavior in response to it, new research reveals.
Oct 31, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mali seeks to contain Ebola fears after girl dies (Update)
Mali authorities on Saturday sought to calm fears after Ebola claimed its first victim in the African country, a contagious toddler who took a 1,000-kilometre bus journey before being treated.
Oct 24, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Team finds sleep difficulties common among toddlers with psychiatric disorders
John Boekamp, Ph.D., clinical director of the Pediatric Partial Hospital Program (PPHP) at Bradley Hospital recently led a study that found sleep difficulties - particularly problems with falling asleep - were very common ...
Oct 23, 2014
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Pediatrics
Pediatricians debate whether tots should have access to electronic devices
When the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published its policy statement in 1999 discouraging electronic media use by children under 2, the focus was on television programs, videos and DVDs.
Oct 13, 2014
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Pediatrics
Video: Baby talk in any language
UConn researcher Nairán Ramírez-Esparza, assistant professor of psychology, has found that how you talk to children matters.
Oct 10, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Toddlers regulate behavior to avoid making adults angry
When kids say "the darnedest things," it's often in response to something they heard or saw. This sponge-like learning starts at birth, as infants begin to decipher the social world surrounding them long before they can speak.
Oct 7, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Babies learn words differently as they age, researcher finds
Research has shown that most 18-month-olds learn an average of two to five new words a day; however, little is known about how children process information to learn new words as they move through the preschool years. In a ...
Sep 17, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Infants absorb more than we might think
Does a baby know that a dog can jump a fence while a school bus can't? Can a toddler grasp that a cat can avoid colliding with a wall, while a table being pushed into a wall can't?
Aug 12, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What's the best way for toddlers to acquire verb meaning?
New research is shedding light on what kind of sentences are best at facilitating the growth of toddlers' vocabularies.
Jun 11, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study provides new insight into how toddlers learn verbs
Parents can help toddlers' language skills by showing them a variety of examples of different actions, according to new research from the University of Liverpool.
Apr 16, 2014
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