Major grant funds educational outcomes study of New Jersey children with special needs
Drs. Botticello and O'Neill of Kessler Foundation will collaborate with Children's Specialized Hospital to study how the educational experiences of ...
Tag: Parenting/Child Care/Family
Finnish children’s motor skills at the top in Europe
Data gathered in Finland, Belgium and Portugal reveal that Finnish children are ahead of their European peers in motor skills ...
Social media could be a force for good in tackling depression but for privacy concerns
Credit: Brighton and Sussex Medical School Social media has been identified by a number of studies as being a significant ...
Faith community events for children: Good for the soul but lack nutrition
Pilot study is the first to examine foods served in faith community settings related to child healthCredit: Florida Atlantic University ...
Unhealthy habits can start young: Infants, toddlers, and added sugars
A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics breaks new ground by evaluating a nationally ...
Study finds links between early screen exposure, sleep disruption and EBD in kids
KKH study finds links between early screen exposure, sleep disruption and emotional, behavioural difficulties in childrenCredit: KK Women's and Children's ...
Mothers’ pregnancy-related anxiety may alter how infants’ brains respond to sad speech
Study shows correlation between mothers' self-reported pregnancy-related anxiety, and babies' blood flow to brain areas responsible for emotional responses when ...
Scientists develop sensor to save children, pets left in vehicles
Credit: University of Waterloo A small, inexpensive sensor could save lives by triggering an alarm when children or pets are ...
New Jersey researchers study social communication in pediatric traumatic brain injury
Pilot study by researchers at Kessler Foundation and Children's Specialized Hospital furthered knowledge of the relationship between social communication and ...
Not so quiet, please
UC Riverside mouse study finds early exposure to sounds can address hypersensitivity to noise associated with Fragile X SyndromeCredit: L. ...
Only-children more likely to be obese than children with siblings
Findings anecdotally point to busyness of having multiple children forcing parents to be more organized, better plan their families' meals, ...
Childhood chores not related to self-control development
Additional finding: Self-control development predicts future job outcomesCredit: University of Houston Although assigning household chores is considered an essential component ...
CBD, THC use during early pregnancy can disrupt fetal development
UNC School of Medicine researchers are the first to show in animal models that components of marijuana, including its cannabinoids ...
NIH researchers estimate 17% of food-allergic children have sesame allergy
Scientists find sesame antibody testing predicts sesame allergy in food-allergic childrenCredit: NIAID Investigators at the National Institutes of Health have ...
Seizures in babies: UVA sheds light on why they have lifelong effects
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA A doctor at University of Virginia Children's is using an elegant new approach to mapping ...
UMass Amherst team examines fertility impacts of male environmental exposure
Study broadens look at how phthalates affect sperm and embryo developmentCredit: UMass Amherst A cross-disciplinary team of scientists, led by ...
Teens with autism can master daily living skills when parents teach, reach for iPads
Study promotes daily living skills for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder via parent delivery of video promptingCredit: Florida Atlantic University ...
Empowering pediatricians to reduce preventable firearm injuries and deaths
Credit: Children's National Hospital NEW ORLEANS-Lenore Jarvis, M.D., MEd, FAAP, remembers feeling fatigue and frustration when, despite her team's herculean ...
Simple test predicts dangerous pregnancy disorder
Credit: Edith Cowan University Australian researchers have developed a way to predict the onset of a deadly pregnancy condition that ...
Dr. Denis Mukwege honorary doctor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Credit: Photo: Johan Wingborg, University of Gothenburg Dr. Denis Mukwege, a 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner, has received a prestigious ...