‘Look at me’ toddlers eager to collaborate and learn
Mar 19, 2012 18:56
Parents should think twice before brushing off their child’s calls to “look at me!” A Concordia study published...
Mom’s voice may improve the health of premature babies
Mar 8, 2012 17:08
When babies are born prematurely, they are thrust into a hospital environment that while highly successful at saving their...
Does your mother know where you are at night?
Mar 5, 2012 17:16
Do your parents know where you are at night? According to 36 per cent of 15 year old boys and nearly a quarter of 15 year...
Family preferences strongly influence decision making in very premature deliveries
Mar 2, 2012 19:03
When making decisions and counseling about risk and management options for deliveries between 22 and 26 weeks (periviable...
Violent relationships likely detrimental to good parenting
Mar 2, 2012 19:02
Couples who are married or living together will probably have more trouble parenting as a team if they have been violent...
92 percent of families with adopted children are satisfied with their decision
Feb 24, 2012 19:28
Two separate surveys six years apart have been used to analyse the level of satisfaction with adoptions in Andalucía. The...
Over-reactive parenting linked to problem behavior in toddlers
Feb 21, 2012 19:20
Researchers have found that parents who anger easily and over-react are more likely to have toddlers who act out and become...
Physical punishment of children potentially harmful to their long-term development
Feb 9, 2012 5:56
An analysis of research on physical punishment of children over the past 20 years indicates that such punishment is potentially...
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...
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