Child Development
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Including One, Including All: Creating an Inclusive Environment in the School Setting for All Types of Learners (February 04, 2012)
Parents Education Network Blog &bull Dec 15, 2011Using a sensory lens to understand individual children and create class community can allow you to help every child in your class succeed. In this workshop, we will share the fundamentals of sensory integration and a therapeutic approach called DIR… Full Story »
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7 Things You Didn't Know About Babies
Huffington Post - Babies &bull Nov 28, 2011
Babies don't come with a manual. No matter how much parenting advice your mom, sister, co-worker and hair stylist have to offer, there's no way to get what's happening with these little creatures in every situation. That's where science comes… Full Story »
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New Intervention Program Benefits Preschoolers with Depression
Psych Central News >> Children and Teens &bull Nov 19, 2011
Preschoolers who display symptoms of depression are better able to function and regulate their emotions when taught through a new psychosocial approach, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. Recently, studies have shown that symptoms of clinical depression can be… Full Story »
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Teenage Girls Are Succeeding, But At What Price?
Psychology Today Parenting Center &bull Nov 16, 2011
The Center for Research on Girls (CRG) at Laurel School just released preliminary findings from its study, 21st Century Athenas: Aligning Achievement and Well Being, and although there is more data analysis to come, the CRG notes that while girls… Full Story »
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Dads' Depression Linked to Kids' Behavior Problems (LiveScience.com)
Yahoo! News - Parenting/Kids News &bull Nov 7, 2011
While 6 percent of children with non-depressed parents had behavior problems, 11 percent of children with a depressed father did, according to the study. To be sure, the researchers also found that 20 percent of children with a depressed mother… Full Story »
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Kids' Friendships Reduce Stress of Rejections
Psych Central News >> Children and Teens &bull Oct 28, 2011
Childhood is often a time of parties and fun, but as different personalities come into contact, kids can experience the pain of rejection. And a new study finds that peer rejection in middle childhood is best buffered by having friends.… Full Story »
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Bond With Teacher Can Help Curb Aggression in Kids
MedicineNet Healthy Kids General &bull Oct 26, 2011
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Having a good relationship with their teacher may help reduce aggressive behavior among first-graders and also protect them from other students' aggression, researchers have found. Genetic factors can influence aggression in middle childhood, but… Full Story »
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Take That iPad Away From Your Baby!
Psychology Today Parenting Center &bull Oct 19, 2011
If your first experience with media tells you it moves and that if you touch it or move your fingers in a particular way it changes, of course that's what you expect all media to do. My favorite moment in the video is when the baby pushes on her leg to test and make sure her 'push' is working. But the American… Full Story »
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Music, Children and Brain Development
Psychology Today Parenting Center &bull Sep 29, 2011
Recently in my behavioral pediatrics practice I saw James, a 5-year-old boy (details, as always, have been changed to protect privacy) who struggled with severe social anxiety. The lunchroom and gym were particularly difficult, and he would retreat into silence.… Full Story »
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ADHD meds may delay boys' puberty, study suggests
MSNBC.com: Kids and Parenting &bull Sep 19, 2011
A medication taken by millions of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may delay puberty, at least temporarily, according to a new study in animals. Sharing joyous memories and experiences with others -- or even anticipating doing so -- is one of… Full Story »
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Jennie Bristow: Dump the Neurotrash and Leave Parents Alone, Say Academics
Huffington Post - Parenting &bull Sep 15, 2011
If 'the science says' that children's brains are hardwired by the age of three, should we automatically believe this claim? Not according to speakers at an academic conference at the University of Kent this week. Rather, we should see policymakers' obsession with neuroscience as a rather pathetic and pernicious excuse for intervening in toddlers' lives, and telling parents what to do. Dr Ellie Lee, director of the Centre for Parenting Culture Studies, told the Monitoring Parents conference that social policy in Britain is increasingly informed by claims made… Full Story »
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Some Kids Seem to Cope Better With Bullying (HealthDay)
Yahoo! News - Parenting/Kids News &bull Sep 2, 2011
FRIDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Children's social goals help determine how they respond to being bullied and whether their responses are effective, researchers say. The new study included 370 second- and third-graders who were asked how they respond to… Full Story »
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Irritable Infant? Give them Mommy Love!
Growing Your Baby &bull Aug 31, 2011
In a study that appeared in the journal Child Development, researchers at the University of Maryland evaluated 84 infants from birth to age two. During the first evaluation, infants were assessed on their irritability levels at one month of age.… Full Story »
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As Recently as 1979, A First Grader Could...
FreeRangeKids &bull Aug 31, 2011
Hi Folks! Just saw this wonderful child development reprint, courtesy of writer Christine Whitley on a blog called ChicagoNow. She reprinted it from a series of books published in 1979, just one generation or so ago, called, "Your ___-Year-Old." Each… Full Story »
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Secure attachment to moms helps irritable babies interact with others
ScienceDaily: Children's Health News &bull Aug 30, 2011
New research suggests that highly irritable children who have secure attachments to their mothers are more likely to get along well with others than those who aren't securely attached. Researchers followed 84 infants from birth to age 2. About a third were characterized as highly irritable, while two-thirds were characterized as moderately irritable. The study also included their mostly low-income mothers. Irritability was measured using a test administered in the… Full Story »
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Youths' social goals help determine response to bullying
ScienceDaily: Children's Health News &bull Aug 30, 2011
A new study in the journal Child Development has found that the types of goals children set in their relationships help determine how they respond to being bullied -- and whether they choose responses that are effective. Bullying has become a significant focus of media attention and public health concern," according to Karen D. Rudolph, professor of psychology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, who led the study. This research highlights the importance of educational efforts… Full Story »
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Evidence: Lack of free play harms kids
BabyCenter: MOMInformation &bull Aug 26, 2011
In the West, a lot of people are worried about child's play. It seems that kids are more structured and organized than ever before. They get fewer opportunities for free play after school. And at school? Even free play during recess seems under attack. At some schools, children are being "coached" during recess because… Full Story »
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Florida Gun Law Commentaries
About.com Pediatrics &bull Aug 9, 2011
This isn't some anti-gun propaganda that you'll get from your pediatrician, it is from the NRA's Parents' Guide to Gun Safety brochure. They also advise that gun owners have a responsibility to "Store guns so that they are inaccessible to… Full Story »
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Top Tips for Dealing with Behavior Issues at Preschool
Parenting Today &bull Aug 8, 2011
Preschoolers will go through so many changes as they grow. It's no wonder there may be behavioral problems from time to time. If the problems occur too often, you can use these tips for dealing with behavior issues at preschool… Full Story »
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Government To Reduce Parenting To 'Five A Day' Checklist
Huffington Post - Parenting &bull Aug 4, 2011
Parents will be told the five daily essentials of raising children in a new national campaign to improve child development, under a plan that is winning ministerial support. Parents will be told the five daily essentials of raising children in… Full Story »
