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Study offers tips on taming the boogie monster
Many parents of preschoolers struggle with their children's fears of real and imaginary creatures. A new study offers some ideas on how they can better manage their children's worries. view more (2009-11-13)
Innovative approach affords Binghamton University researchers clearer view of autism
Using new technology and a unique approach, Binghamton University researchers are hoping to help children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) deal with their most common and problematic areas of deficit-social and life skills. view more (2006-03-21)
Dad's early connection with child 'writes script' for later school involvement
When a dad changes diapers and makes pediatrician's appointments, he's more likely to stay interested and involved when his child makes the transition to school, said a new University of Illinois study that explores the role of parent involvement on student achievement. view more (2009-06-23)
Children's racial attitudes may be related to ethnic composition of their school
Understanding the emergence of and development of attitudes about race and ethnicity is a critical step in combating prejudice and racism. view more (2006-09-15)
Overweight mothers run greater risk of having hyperactive children
If a woman is overweight when she becomes pregnant, the probability is much greater that her child will evince ADHD-like symptoms when he/she reaches school age, according to a new Nordic study. view more (2007-11-01)
Police, not social workers, should protect children from criminal abuse
Following Lord Laming's report on the life and death of Victoria Climbie, paediatricians experienced in managing life threatening abuse suggest in this week's BMJ that police, rather than social workers, should take responsibility for protecting children from criminal abuse. Professor David Southall and colleagues believe that most perpetrators,... view more... (2003-02-05)
Antiquated routines in custody disputes ignore best interest of children
Every year about 6,000 children experience their parents disputing who is to get custody of them in the courts. In a new dissertation, law sociologist Annika Rejmer at Lund University in Sweden, shows that custody disputes do not usually consider the best interests of the child. Moreover, she has developed an alternative model to resolve disputes... view more... (2003-04-29)
WHO Leader Backs Call To Action For Child Survival Programmes (p 323)
The new Director-General of WHO is calling for global collaboration to tackle the crisis identified by The Lancet's Child Survival Series, which concludes in this week's issue. The series has highlighted a global public-health disaster: over 10 million children under five years dead every year; the majority from easily preventable causes. In a... view more... (2003-07-23)
Sex offenders register provides limited protection for children
The UK's Sex Offenders Register is failing to protect vulnerable children, according to a psychologist at the University of Liverpool. view more (2008-06-12)
Family planning a major environmental impact
Some people who are serious about wanting to reduce their "carbon footprint" on the Earth have one choice available to them that may yield a large long-term benefit - have one less child. view more (2009-08-03)
High-quality child care for low-income children offset the risk of later depression
Young adults from low-income families who were in full-time early educational child care from infancy to age 5 reported fewer symptoms of depression than their peers who were not in this type of care, according to a new report. The early educational intervention also appears to have protected the children to some extent against the negative... view more... (2007-05-21)
For teachers, reading not maths equals intelligence
A teacher's opinion about a child's intelligence strongly affects how the child thinks about himself or herself. However, psychologists have found that teachers' judgements are based more on a child's spelling and verbal ability than on how good the child is at mathematics. Professor Terezinha Nunes of Oxford Brookes University and Dr. Ursula... view more... (2000-09-12)
Depression: the symptoms in children are not like in adults
Depression is not always manifested in children as dejection and anhedonia. Depending on the age of the child, the dominant features may be weeping, irritability or defiance. view more (2008-03-17)
Why some adults need security blankets
Many adults will remember a favourite soft toy or blanket which they used to carry around when they were a child - like Linus in the Peanuts cartoon strip. Or they will have seen their own children hanging on to a particular toy. What is less well known is that many adults continue to use such objects when they are separated from someone important... view more... (1999-03-02)
Study: Length of children's sleep duration varies; can influence their weight, behavior
The duration of a child's sleep can vary, depending on the time of day, week and year. Further, children who don't get enough nightly sleep are more likely to be overweight and have behavioral problems, according to a study published in the January 1 issue of the journal SLEEP. view more (2008-01-02)
World-first study finds that families with babies born after embryo donation are doing well, but only a third of parents plan to tell their children how they were conceived
World-first study finds that families with babies born after embryo donation are doing well, but only a third of parents plan to tell their children how they were conceived Berlin, Germany: The world's first study of families in which babies have been born from donated embryos has revealed that only a third of parents planned to tell their... view more... (2004-06-28)
Genetic Studies at University of Leicester Advance DNA Profiling and Research Into Child Abuse
PhD student Eleanor Graham presented a paper on the "Determination of the distribution of DNA to the faces of children aged 0-5 years due to normal day-to-day interaction between the child and the carers." Her fellow Leicester authors were Vicky Bowyer, also a PhD Student and Professor Guy Rutty, with Sabine Maguire and Beverley Ellaway... view more... (2005-05-11)
Prenatal drug exposure linked to sleep problems in children
In the first study across time into late childhood of the effects of prenatal drug exposure on sleep, prenatal drug exposure is associated with greater sleep problems in children. view more (2008-06-10)
Professionals can be deceived by intense grief of parents who smother their children
Parents who smother their children are capable of intense outpourings of grief over the loss of their child(ren), says a report in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. And this may deter doctors and other professionals from believing that murderous intent was involved, so exposing other children to risk, say the authors. Some cases of deliberate... view more... (2001-11-20)
Researchers find association between food insecurity and developmental risk in children
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC), in collaboration with researchers from Arkansas, Maryland, Minnesota and Pennsylvania, have found that children living in households with food insecurity , are more likely to be at developmental risk during their first three years of life, compared to... view more... (2008-01-16)
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