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One in five Ontario children and youth suffer from a mental disorder, but less than one-third have had contact with a mental health care provider, says the Ontario Child Health Study (OCHS). Continue reading “Major study finds one in five children have mental health problems”
A new study published in the Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease finds that mothers’ stress levels at the moment they conceive their children are linked to the way children respond to life challenges at age 11. SFU health sciences professor Pablo Nepomnaschy led an interdisciplinary research team on this first cohort study. Continue reading “Maternal stress at conception linked to children’s stress response at age 11”
New University of Liverpool research, published in Pediatrics, highlights the negative influence that social media has on children’s food intake. Continue reading “Influence of social media on children’s food intake”
Too much time in front of the bedroom TV deprives the child of more enriching developmental activities and may explain, in part, less optimal body mass, poor eating habits and socio-emotional difficulties as a teenager, says the study, published Dec. 26 in Pediatric Research. Continue reading “A television in the bedroom?”
A study by Simon Fraser University researchers suggests that the number of children born to a woman influences the rate at which her body ages. Continue reading “Having more children slows down aging process”
Using data from Bristol’s Children of the 90s study the research is one of a series from the University of Bristol, that examines a parental personality attribute known as the ‘locus of control’. This is a psychological measure of how much someone believes that they have control over the outcome of events in their life or whether external forces beyond their control dictates how life turns out. Continue reading “Positive thinking during pregnancy may help children’s ability in math and science”
Being able to voluntarily regulate our attention is crucial for mental processes such as intelligence and learning in children. Therefore, a group of researchers from the University of Granada, Spain (UGR) have carried out a study in which they evaluated the influence of a computer-based attention-training intervention on intelligence scores and brain functioning on a group of pre-school age children. Continue reading “Attention training improves intelligence and functioning of children’s brain”
When it comes to helping infants learn to talk, it’s not just how much parents say, but how they say it. Continue reading “Parents learn, babies talk: How coaching moms and dads improves infants’ language skills”
Gesture is an inherent part of human communication and speakers of all ages tend to gesticulate when they speak. In children, gesture acquires special importance, since it is an important precursor and predictor of language and cognitive development. Continue reading “Telling stories using rhythmic gesture helps children improve their oral skills”
