Did you receive affection, play freely and feel supported in childhood? Childhood experiences like these appear to have a lot to do with well-being and moral capacities in adulthood. Continue reading “Parent touch, play and support in childhood vital to well-being as an adult”
Music training and child development: a review of recent findings from a longitudinal study
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Habibi A, Damasio A, Ilari B, Elliott Sachs M, Damasio H. Continue reading “Music training and child development: a review of recent findings from a longitudinal study”
Childhood Music Training Induces Change in Micro and Macroscopic Brain Structure: Results from a Longitudinal Study
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Habibi, Damasio A, Ilari B, Veiga R, Joshi AA, Leahy RM, Haldar JP, Varadarajan D, Bhushan C, Damasio H. Continue reading “Childhood Music Training Induces Change in Micro and Macroscopic Brain Structure: Results from a Longitudinal Study”
The role of music and the brain development of children
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Joyanta Sarkar, Utpal Biswas. Continue reading “The role of music and the brain development of children”
Mothers who follow five healthy habits may reduce risk of obesity in children
Children and adolescents whose mothers follow five healthy habits — eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, keeping a healthy body weight, drinking alcohol in moderation, and not smoking — are 75% less likely to become obese when compared with children of mothers who did not follow any such habits, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. When both mother and child adhered to these habits, the risk of obesity was 82% lower compared with mother and children who did not. Continue reading “Mothers who follow five healthy habits may reduce risk of obesity in children”
Infants capable of complex babble may grow into stronger readers
Infants’ early speech production may predict their later literacy, according to a study published October 10, 2018 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Kelly Farquharson from Florida State University and colleagues. Continue reading “Infants capable of complex babble may grow into stronger readers”
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