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Background TV found to have negative effect on parent-child interactions
More than a third of American infants and toddlers live in homes where the television is on most or all the time, even if no one's watching. A new study looks for the first time at the effect of background TV on interactions between parents and young children-and finds that the effect is negative. view more (2009-09-15)
Parental physical discipline through childhood linked to behavior problems in teens
Two new studies explore how discipline changes during childhood and adolescence, and what family factors affect those changes. view more (2009-09-15)
Genes may explain why children who live without dads have earlier sex
Previous research has found that children raised in homes without a biological father have sex earlier than children raised in traditional nuclear families. view more (2009-09-15)
Understanding the implications of prenatal testing for Down syndrome
New article examines the influence of current tests on birth rates, assesses forthcoming tests, and calls for the establishment of medical and educational policies. view more (2009-09-14)
Sleep helps reduce errors in memory, MSU research suggests
Sleep may reduce mistakes in memory, according to a first-of-its-kind study led by a cognitive neuroscientist at Michigan State University. view more (2009-09-11)
Face processing slows with age
Identifying a face can be difficult when that face is shown for only a fraction of a second. However, young adults have a marked advantage over elderly people in these conditions. view more (2009-09-09)
Study: Parenthood Makes Moms More Liberal, Dads More Conservative
Parenthood is pushing mothers and fathers in opposite directions on political issues associated with social welfare, from health care to education, according to new research from North Carolina State University. view more (2009-09-09)
Work conditions impact parents' food choices
Since most parents in the US are employed, there are competing demands on their time that can compromise food choices for themselves and their children. view more (2009-09-09)
Yerkes researchers show early life nurturing impacts later life relationships
Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have demonstrated that prairie voles may be a useful model in understanding the neurochemistry of social behavior. view more (2009-09-01)
Children are not the only ones in the game when it comes to sports
Parents who sign their children up for sports as part of an educational experience and to learn about teamwork may be learning some of the same lessons themselves, according to new research from Purdue University. view more (2009-09-01)
Parents play key role in whether teen tobacco use becomes a daily habit
Researchers have found new evidence showing that parents play a key role in whether or not their adolescent children who experiment with tobacco progress to become daily smokers before they graduate from high school. view more (2009-09-01)
Impact of positive parenting can last for generations
A new study that looks at data on three generations of Oregon families shows that "positive parenting" - including factors such as warmth, monitoring children's activities, involvement, and consistency of discipline - not only has positive impacts on adolescents, but on the way they parent their own children. view more (2009-09-01)
An intelligent system avoids forgetting things
A team of researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) has created a system with Artificial Intelligence techniques which notifies elderly people or people with special needs of the forgetting of certain everyday tasks. view more (2009-08-28)
Hip fracture rates decline in Canada
Standardized rates of hip fracture have steadily declined in Canada since 1985, with a more rapid decline between 1996 and 2005 and a more marked decrease among individuals age 55 to 64 years. view more (2009-08-26)
How schools, parents can work together for successful kids
It is widely understood that, ideally, schools and parents should work together to ensure that children can succeed as students and citizens. But what is the right balance? view more (2009-08-18)
Children with headache
amily quarrels and a lack of free time can promote headaches in children. This is what Jennifer Gassmann and her coauthors concluded in their study on risk factors, which appears in the current issue of the Deutsches Ärzteblatt International. view more (2009-08-17)
Oxygen treatment hastens memory loss in Alzheimer's mice
A 65-year-old women goes into the hospital for routine hip surgery. Six months later, she develops memory loss and is later diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. view more (2009-08-12)
Certain behavioral traits and feeding practices may increase risk for weight gain in children
Many clinicians and public health officials view parental involvement as an essential part of solving the current childhood obesity epidemic. view more (2009-08-11)
Parents can help stop the obesity epidemic, says psychologist
Childhood obesity has quadrupled in the last 40 years, which may mean today's children become the first generation to have a shorter lifespan than their parents, a leading obesity expert told the American Psychological Association on Saturday. view more (2009-08-10)
Mothers, but not fathers, follow their own moms' parenting practices
When it comes to how they raise their children, mothers today tend to follow the same practices their own mothers did, according to a new study that looked at parenting practices across two generations. view more (2009-08-10)
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