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Tag: PARENTING/CHILD CARE/FAMILY
Children’s National Hospital and NIAID launch study on long-term impacts of COVID-19 and MIS-C
NIH-funded multi-year study will look at impacts on children’s physical health and quality of life
Study: Wireless radiation exposure for children is set too high
Levels should be hundreds of times lower than current federal limits
More than 1.5M children lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Addressing the impact of caregiver deaths critical for pediatric mental health, authors note
Discrimination and safety concerns barriers to accessing healthy food for food-insecure young adults
New study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics indicates interventions of specific relevance to COVID-19, including expanded food assistance services, are needed to improve the accessibility of healthy food for young adults
Curtin study challenges recommended wait time between pregnancies
New Curtin University-led research has called into question existing health advice that mothers wait a minimum of two years after giving birth to become pregnant again, in order to reduce the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as preterm and…
When money’s tight, parents talk less to kids; could this explain the word gap?
Tackling income inequality could boost low-income children’s vocabulary, new study suggests
Teens with secure family relationships “pay it forward” with empathy for friends
Teens’ ability to empathize — to understand others’ perspectives and emotions, and to care for their wellbeing — is an important contributor to their relationships, including with friends. Prior research shows that teens who have more secure family relationships report…
Emotion, cooperation and locomotion crucial from an early age
Researchers at the UNIGE have found that emotion knowledge, cooperative social behavior and locomotor activity are three key skills for promoting numerical learning in children aged 3 to 6
UCLA research finds the US lags 79 other nations in preventing child immigration detention
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified calls to end the detention of migrant children, as cases surge among children held in crowded conditions; yet immigration detention’s threats to children’s fundamental rights did not begin with the current public health crisis. Unlike…
Adult children with college degrees influence parents’ health in later life
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Write down the benefits of obtaining a college degree and, more than likely, all the items on the completed list will relate to graduates: higher salaries, autonomous jobs and better access to health care, for instance. All…
Study shows mental health, support, not just substance misuse key in parental neglect
Rates of clinical depression, substance use key in predicting neglectful behavior
Study finds toddlers with ASD do not differ in progress made in comparison of two treatment types
Symptom severity has little effect on young autistic children’s progress in evidence-based interventions of differing intensities
Newborns to three months should be stimulated to hold and reach for objects, study says
According to a recently published study, when newborns observe adults performing everyday tasks, their social, motor and cognitive development is stimulated
Handwriting beats typing and watching videos for learning to read
Though writing by hand is increasingly being eclipsed by the ease of computers, a new study finds we shouldn’t be so quick to throw away the pencils and paper: handwriting helps people learn certain skills surprisingly faster and significantly better…
New warning on teen sleep
Sleep deprivation leads to mood, mental health falls
The same neural pathways promote maternal and paternal behaviors in voles
Connection between hypothalamus and reward areas crucial for fatherly behavior
Could genetics hold the key to preventing SIDS?
A state-of-the-art genetic biobank could hold the key to preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), potentially saving the lives of hundreds of babies who die from the devastating condition each year. Developed by the University of South Australia, the biobank*…
Surprise bills for childbirth
What The Study Did: Researchers estimated the frequency and magnitude of surprise bills for deliveries and newborn hospitalizations, which are the leading reasons for hospitalization in the United States, to illustrate the potential benefits of federal legislation that will protect…
Plastic drapes reduce hypothermia in premature babies
Study: Plastic better than cloth for low birth-weight newborns
Study associates organic food intake in childhood with better cognitive development
Analysis of multiple prenatal and childhood environmental risk factors suggests that poor nutrition, house crowding and indoor air pollution are associated with poorer cognitive function
Psychologists to tackle childhood obesity by studying avid eating behavior
A team of psychologists are to start work on a three-year project that will assist parents to address over-eating in pre-school children
Increased organizational support for employees’ adoption efforts yields positive benefits
WACO, Texas (June 23, 2021) – When an organization supports its employees who choose to adopt children, the employees, their families, the adopted children and the organization itself experience positive benefits and outcomes, according to new research from Baylor University.…
Indigenous people travel long distances to give birth compared with non-Indigenous people
Indigenous people living in rural Canada are 16 times more likely to have to travel 200 km or more to give birth than non-Indigenous people, underscoring the need for more access to birthing facilities and providers for Indigenous families in…
Study: Electronic monitoring failed to reduce recidivism for girls in juvenile justice system
In recent years, many juvenile courts have adopted in-home detention with electronic monitoring tethers as an alternative to institutional incarceration. A new study examined whether this approach reduces recidivism among girls involved in the juvenile justice system. The study found…
New study finds fast-food companies spending more on ads, targeting Black and Hispanic youth
Industry spent $5 billion on advertising in 2019, and Black youth viewed 75% more ads than their White peers
Researchers find human infant brains, bodies are active during new sleep stage
Human babies do even more than we thought while sleeping. A new study from University of Iowa researchers provides further insights into the coordination that takes place between infants’ brains and bodies as they sleep. The Iowa researchers have for…
Contraception data ‘blind spot’ could hide pandemic impact on women’s reproductive health
Limited data on the uptake of contraception prior to and during crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic could mean unforeseen issues for sexual and reproductive health services, research from the University of Warwick concludes
Study shows Head Start teachers’ depressive symptoms related to children’s math skills
The relationship was through family-teacher relationships linking with approaches to learning
How sex trafficking trauma affects the way its survivors parent
A study of young immigrant mothers who are survivors of sex trafficking found that the trauma affected how they parented: it made them overprotective parents in a world perceived to be unsafe, it fueled emotional withdrawal when struggling with stress…
Study: A quarter of adults don’t want children — and they’re still happy
Parenting is one of life’s greatest joys, right? Not for everyone. New research from Michigan State University psychologists examines characteristics and satisfaction of adults who don’t want children. As more people acknowledge they simply don’t want to have kids, Jennifer…
Air pollution exposure during pregnancy may boost babies’ obesity risk
Women exposed to higher levels of air pollution during pregnancy have babies who grow unusually fast in the first months after birth, putting on excess fat that puts them at risk of obesity and related diseases later in life, new CU Boulder research shows.
Psychologists identify 18 best measures to assess intimate partner violence
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Millions of people experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime and assessment is important in conducting therapy and assisting victims. A team of psychologists at Binghamton University, State University of New York have evaluated dozens of…
Air pollution exposure during pregnancy may boost babies’ obesity risk
Women exposed to higher levels of air pollution during pregnancy have babies who grow unusually fast in the first months after birth, putting on excess fat that puts them at risk of obesity and related diseases later in life, new…
Bed sharing does not lead to stronger infant-mother attachment or maternal bonding
New research led by the University of Kent has found that there is no link between bed sharing, infant-mother attachment, and infant behavioral outcomes
Quality supervision, coworker support key to child welfare caseworker retention
Instead of looking at the reasons child welfare caseworkers leave their jobs, Oregon State University researchers examined the common factors among workers who stay in the field, and what makes them feel most satisfied in their work. In their recent…
Researchers to investigate ‘flexible furlough’ and employers’ attitudes to part-time work
A research project by Cranfield School of Management will seek to determine to what extent so-called ‘flexible furlough’ during the coronavirus pandemic has increased employer openness to part-time working. Over 18 months, academics will investigate to what degree the ‘survival…
Impact of COVID-19 on weddings reinforces need for marriage law reforms
Impact of COVID-19 on weddings reinforces need for marriage law reforms, experts say
Children cannot understand sadness and happiness in people wearing facemasks
The study published in Frontiers in Psychology shows that children aged from 3 to 5 years old are able to understand the emotions hidden under facemasks on just 40% of occasions.
Hush little baby don’t say a word…
Giving a voice to child victims of family abuse and neglect
Preliminary genetic link to developmental coordination disorder, dyspraxia identified
New research by scientists at Oxford Brookes University has identified specific genes which could provide vital information about the biology of developmental coordination disorder (DCD), also known as dyspraxia. Dyspraxia is a common motor coordination condition which is estimated to…
Nintendo® wii may help improve balance in children with cerebral palsy
Therapy based on the Nintendo® Wii Balance Board can help improve balance in children with cerebral palsy, according to an analysis published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology . For the analysis, researchers from the University of Jaén, in Andalusia,…
Study: Maternal adult characteristics do not predict stillbirth, early neonatal death
University of Illinois Chicago researchers studying birth outcomes in marmoset monkeys found there were no adult maternal characteristics like age or weight gain during pregnancy to predict stillbirth or early neonatal death, but that a mother’s birth weight or litter…
A link between childhood stress and early molars
University of Pennsylvania researchers discovered that children from lower-income backgrounds and those who go through greater adverse childhood experiences get their first permanent molars sooner
Orphans and exiles: Research shows the impact of family separation
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York shows the human trauma and family separation that resulted from the Trump Administration’s zero tolerance policy on undocumented immigration. The news reports surrounding the Trump Administration’s “zero…
Scientists can predict which women will have serious pregnancy complications
Women who will develop potentially life-threatening disorders during pregnancy can be identified early when hormone levels in the placenta are tested, a new study has shown
Mood matters: New app empowers moms to manage mental wellbeing
Having a baby can be one of life’s most exciting and rewarding experiences, but for a new mum it can also be an emotional rollercoaster – sometimes you’re up, and other times you’re down. Recognising the symptoms of maternal anxiety…
Postpartum mental health visits 30% higher during COVID-19 pandemic
Mental health visits for new mothers were 30% higher during the COVID-19 pandemic than before the pandemic, particularly in the first 3 months after giving birth, found new research in CMAJ ( Canadian Medical Association Journal ). https:/ / www.…
Nobody’s been studying socially isolated kids — that’s a problem
For years, psychology researchers have treated peer rejection and social network isolation as being somewhat interchangeable when it comes to early adolescence; it was thought that if kids fell into one of those two groups, they fell into the other.…
Mice fathers pass down stress responses to offspring via sperm
Heritable stress responses linked to changes in sperm’s genetic information