Mom’s love good for child’s brain
Feb 2, 2012 19:17
School-age children whose mothers nurtured them early in life have brains with a larger hippocampus, a key structure important...
Impoverished schools, parent education key factors in student weight
Feb 1, 2012 18:49
Attending a financially poor school may have more of an effect on unhealthy adolescent weight than family poverty, according...
Socioeconomic status more influential than race in determination of child abuse
Jan 28, 2012 19:39
An Indiana University School of Medicine study has determined that a patient’s socioeconomic status has more influence...
Parent’s education can affect the mental health of their offspring
Jan 26, 2012 18:26
Could depression in adulthood be tied to a parent’s level of education? A new study led by Amélie Quesnel-Vallée,...
Nurturing mothers rear physically healthier adults
Jan 23, 2012 18:52
Nurturing mothers have garnered accolades for rescuing skinned knees on the playground and coaxing their children to sleep...
‘Tiger mothers’ should tame parenting approach
Jan 10, 2012 19:51
The Eastern view of parenting, as defined by best-selling author and self-described “tiger mother” Amy Chua, is that...
Focusing on family helps mothers of technology-dependent children function
Jan 6, 2012 21:25
Normal everyday life for parents requires organization. Parents of children who require ventilators, oxygen, IVs and other...
Colorful plates boost a picky eater’s appetite
Jan 6, 2012 21:19
Parents of picky eaters can encourage their children to eat more nutritionally diverse diets by introducing more color to...
Study links quality of mother-toddler relationship to teen obesity
The quality of the emotional relationship between a mother and her young child could affect the potential for that child...
How moms talk influences children’s perspective-taking ability
Young children whose mothers talk with them more frequently and in more detail about people’s thoughts and feelings...
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