Health
Screening Aussie toddlers' diets
A Flinders University researcher has developed a new risk assessment tool to identify Australian toddlers with poor diets.
Jul 22, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
From the mouths of babes: The truth about toddler talk
(Medical Xpress)—The sound of small children chattering has always been considered cute – but not particularly sophisticated. However, research by a Newcastle University expert has shown their speech is far more advanced ...
Jun 17, 2013
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Pediatrics
Tots' sleep differences due to genes, environment, study suggests
(HealthDay)—A new study of twins suggests that genes may play a big role in how long babies and toddlers sleep at night, while environment is key during nap time.
May 27, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Toddlers value people who help, study shows
According to a new study out of Queen's University, even very young children value people that help them and are motivated to return the favour. The study revealed that those children, when asked to pick one person to help, ...
Apr 30, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Reading wordless storybooks to toddlers may expose them to richer language
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found that children hear more complex language from parents when they read a storybook with only pictures compared to a picture-vocabulary book. The findings appear in the latest ...
Apr 29, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Reading wordless storybooks to toddlers may expose them to richer language, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found that children hear more complex language from parents when they read a storybook with only pictures compared to a picture-vocabulary book. The findings ...
Apr 18, 2013
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Health
Most pre-packaged meals, snacks for toddlers contain too much salt
Nearly 75 percent of commercial pre-packaged meals and savory snacks for toddlers are high in sodium, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity ...
Mar 21, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children learn better when they figure things out for themselves, research finds
(Medical Xpress)—Research conducted by Penn State Brandywine Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies Jennifer Zosh has discovered that toddlers learn new words more effectively by using their knowledge ...
Feb 25, 2013
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Pediatrics
Parents' praise predicts attitudes toward challenge 5 years later
Toddlers whose parents praised their efforts more than they praised them as individuals had a more positive approach to challenges five years later. That's the finding of a new longitudinal study that also found gender differences ...
Feb 12, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Growing up bilingual: Dual-language upbringing reflected in young children's vocabulary
Language mixing – using elements from two languages in the same sentence – is frequent among bilingual parents and could pose a challenge for vocabulary acquisition by one- and two-year-old children, according to a new ...
Jan 16, 2013
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