Tag: Child Psychology
Challenging the conventional wisdom on calculus: Study finds that mastering prerequisites — not taking calculus in high school — better predicts success in college
Lifetime sentence: Incarcerated parents impact youth behavior: Unhealthy behaviors such as smoking, sex and alcohol abuse
Can parents of juvenile offenders still dream?
Giving up on your goal? Read this first
Children’s immune system could hold the key to preventing sepsis
Beyond the ‘Reading Wars’: How the science of reading can improve literacy
Urban violence can hurt test scores even for kids who don’t experience it
Want narcissists to donate to your cause? Make it about them
What does the future hold for the children of the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil?
Non-pharmacologic approaches improve outcomes for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome
Mobile app for autism screening yields useful data: Pilot study finds app easy to use, liked by parents
Pain expectation is pain reality for children, research finds: How do you coax kids through vaccinations? Undersell
Early-life obesity impacts children’s learning and memory, study suggests: The study found a link between children’s weight status in the first two years of life and their school-age performance on cognitive tests
Why children with autism may be at increased risk of bullying
Millennial men value altruism and self-care above traditional male qualities
Cigarillo packaging can influence product perception
Siblings’ experiences in middle childhood predict differences in college graduation status
Darker emoji skin tones promote diversity, Twitter study shows
Class clowns: Playful boys viewed more negatively than playful girls, study finds: Study confirms gender differences in how teachers perceive playfulness — and provides insights into the potentially damaging effects of discouraging playful behavior in the classroom
