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UrduNew research suggests anxiety among men transitioning into parenthood is significantly higher than reported by the global World Health Organization (WHO) regional prevalence rates.
Tag: PARENTING/CHILD CARE/FAMILY
Middle schoolers with elevated levels of mental health problems pre-pandemic showed reduction in symptoms during the early stages of the pandemic
A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that middle schoolers from a predominantly Latinx community, with elevated levels of mental health problems, showed a reduction in symptoms during the early stages of the pandemic.
Psychologist shares skills to help families cope when a loved one has OCD
New York, NY–When a loved one has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), it’s a constant struggle. It hurts to see your spouse so anxious or your teen spending so much time alone. This is especially true right now, as the COVID-19 panic…
More support needed for two children in every class with hidden language disorder
University of Bath Press release
Pumping the ‘brain brake’ in pediatric anxiety
UC researchers find ways to predict treatment outcomes for adolescent anxiety using brain imaging
Developmental scientists gather virtually to present child development research
The Society for Research in Child Development will hold its Biennial Meeting virtually April 7 – April 9, 2021. The meeting brings together thousands of developmental scientists from around the world to present and learn about the latest research in…
The Lancet GH: COVID-19 pandemic worsened pregnancy outcomes for women and babies worldwide
Findings reveal overall increase in the chances of stillbirth and maternal death during the pandemic, but chances of pre-term birth decreased in high-income countries
Mothers bear the cost of the pandemic shift to remote work
The pandemic exposed and reinforced gender-biased household divisions of labor, according to a new study by Penn sociologists
New model to help identify risk factors for reading difficulties in children
Featured intervention is a new book program for babies in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Kumon or Montessori? It may depend on your politics, according to new study of 8,500 parents
HOUSTON – (March 30, 2021) – Whether parents prefer a conformance-oriented or independence-oriented supplemental education program for their children depends on political ideology, according to a study of more than 8,500 American parents by a research team from Rice University…
SAGE shares free teaching resources from their 2021 TAA Award-Winning Textbooks
In a company record, SAGE brings home nine wins across each award category
Researchers develop tool to simplify diagnoses for children facing medical complexities
UMass Lowell, Children’s Hospital effort aims to reduce hospitalizations
One in five Colorado high school students has access to firearms
New study looks at gun access among adolescents in Colorado
Low parental socioeconomic status during pregnancy alters early fetal brain development
Maternal socioeconomic status impacts babies even before birth, emphasizing the need for policy interventions to support the wellbeing of pregnant women, according to newly published research from Children’s National Hospital. A first-of-its-kind study with 144 pregnant women finds that socioeconomic…
Maternal exposure to chemicals linked to autistic-like behaviours in children
A new study by Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Health Sciences researchers – published today in the American Journal of Epidemiology – found correlations between increased expressions of autistic-like behaviours in pre-school aged children to gestational exposure to select environmental…
Mental health support at schools helps male, but not female, students feel safe from bullying
Boarding students may be at increased risk for bullying, stress, depression and anxiety
WIC Nutrition Program increased enrollment shifting from paper vouchers to electronic
Cards seen as more user-friendly, less stigmatizing
British Academy awards interdisciplinary ‘Back Chat’ project a prestigious grant
THE University of Huddersfield’s Professor of Childhood Studies Helen Lomax from the School of Education and Professional Development and Senior Research Fellow Kate Smith from the School of Human and Health Sciences have been awarded a prestigious grant by the…
Study finds foster youth lack critical financial skills
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Most people rely on family members to help them learn how to open a bank account, find a job or create a budget, but that’s often not an option for youth in foster care, according to a…
Building a picture of fathers in the family justice system in England
The invisibility of dads who lose access to their children because of concerns about child neglect or their ability to provide safe care comes under the spotlight in new research. A research partnership between the University of East Anglia and Lancaster
Vaccine science and side effects: How news messages affect views on vaccination
News coverage of expert scientific evidence on vaccine safety is effective at increasing public acceptance of vaccines, but the positive effect is diminished when the expert message is juxtaposed with a personal narrative about real side effects, new research has…
Family ties protect against opioid misuse among U.S. young adults
Syracuse, N.Y. – As opioid use disorders and overdoses continue to skyrocket in the United States, a study by researchers from Syracuse University and Pennsylvania State University shows that unmarried young adults who do not have children are mostly likely…
Can the right probiotic work for breast milk-fed babies?
Study finds specific strain takes residence in infant gut for 1 year
Food industry lobbying was intense on failed bill to limit marketing to Canadian children
Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that food industry interactions with government heavily outnumbered non-industry interactions on Bill S-228, also known as the Child Health Protection Act, which died in the Senate of Canada in 2019. The researchers…
OCD among new mothers more prevalent than previously thought
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) among those who have recently given birth is more common than previously thought, and much of this can be attributed to thoughts of harm related to the baby, new UBC research has found. The researchers also…
United States ranks lowest in overall policies to help parents support children
Government policies of flexible work hours and paid leave help well-being of children in lower-income families more than cash transfers, Baylor University researcher says
The GovLab launches national citizen initiative focusing on problems in US education syst
BROOKLYN, New York, Monday, March 22, 2021 – The Governance lab (The GovLab) at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering will launch a national online citizen engagement initiative as part of ReinventED: Your Education, Your Voice, a campaign to…
Fourth generation of e-cigarettes is not harmless
UC Riverside study identified toxic elements in pod atomizers
Does ‘harsh parenting’ lead to smaller brains?
Repeatedly getting angry, hitting, shaking or yelling at children is linked with smaller brain structures in adolescence, according to a new study published in Development and Psychology . It was conducted by Sabrina Suffren, PhD, at Université de Montréal and…
Women in cities less likely to have children
A new study in Behavioral Ecology , published by Oxford University Press, finds that women are less likely to procreate in urban areas that have a higher percentage of females than males in the population. Although the majority modern cities…
UTSA researcher studies key predictors for college retention
(MARCH 17, 2021) – The current outbreak of COVID-19 has raised many questions about the value of consideration of standardized testing through the admissions process. One of the many Coronavirus cancellations included a growing number of universities to waive SAT…
Parental burnout hits individualist Western countries hardest
UCLouvain international research
Scientists see cross-group adoption of young bonobo apes in the wild for the first time
Scientists have witnessed bonobo apes adopting infants who were born outside of their social group for the first time in the wild. Researchers, including psychologists at Durham University, UK, twice saw the unusual occurrence among bonobos in the Democratic Republic…
Animal behaviour: Female wild bonobos provide care for infants outside their social group
Observations of groups of wild bonobos, reported in Scientific Reports, suggest that two infants may have been adopted by adult females belonging to different social groups. The findings may represent the first report of cross-group adoption in wild bonobos, and…
Babies pay attention with down payment from immature brain region
Anyone who has watched an infant’s eyes follow a dangling trinket dancing in front of them knows that babies are capable of paying attention with laser focus. But with large areas of their young brains still underdeveloped, how do they…
Gun violence rises in TV dramas over two decades, paralleling U.S. gun homicide trends
Gun violence in popular prime-time broadcast television dramas has increased steadily over almost two decades, a trend that parallels the rise in U.S. homicide deaths attributable to firearms, according to research by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the…
Recreational cannabis use among adults in the home is on the rise, but what about the children?
Among adults with children living in the home, cannabis use was more common in states with legalized cannabis use, according to a new study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia Irving Medical Center and the City University…
The impact of childhood trauma on performance-enhancing substance use
New research shows that adverse childhood experiences are linked with performance-enhancing substance use in young adulthood
Young adults in a 20-year-long study shed light on what matters for mental health of ethnic diverse youth
Study sets the stage to learn about development of psychopathology and resilience among ethnically diverse children growing up in low resource contexts
National poll: Pandemic has negatively impacted teens’ mental health
Nearly half of parents have noticed a new or worsening mental health condition in their teen since the pandemic started; 3 in 4 say COVID-19 has negatively affected teens’ social interactions.
Tweens and TV: UCLA’s 50-year survey reveals the values kids learn from popular shows
Values have changed from decade to decade, often reflecting shifts in the broader culture
Video-led feedback programme reduces behaviour problems in children as young as 12 months
Public health trial suggests that providing tailored support for children who show early signs of challenging behaviour at just one year old could significantly reduce chances of problems worsening
Children’s dietary guidelines need to change, experts say
Parents need better advice on how to encourage kids to eat veggies
Global battle against antibiotic resistance requires tailored solutions
The global battle against antibiotic resistance can only succeed if local contexts are taken into account. “A tailored approach is needed in each country,” says Heiman Wertheim of Radboud university medical center. “There is no “one-size-fits-all’ solution.” This was the…
ADHD: Aggressive behavior is genetically coded
An international collaboration headed by researchers from iPSYCH has found genetic variants that increase the risk of aggression in children with ADHD
Lower risk of brain injury for at-risk infants whose mothers consumed pomegranate juice
Preliminary findings from a randomized controlled trial suggest pomegranate juice may provide neuroprotection in pregnancies with intrauterine growth restriction
A stronger maths foundation in first grade
* First grade teachers can find out who is on track with math and who is lagging, using an accurate diagnostic test that they can administer in the classroom. * After Covid-19 school reopening, or during catch-up sessions in the…
School closures may have wiped out a year of academic progress for pupils in Global South
As much as a year’s worth of past academic progress made by disadvantaged children in the Global South may have been wiped out by school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have calculated.
COVID-19 testing in schools complex but doable, worth the effort — RAND study
A RAND Corporation report funded by The Rockefeller Foundation shows that COVID-19 testing can be effectively integrated into K-12 schools’ pandemic response plans, helping families and staff feel more comfortable with in-person instruction.
A remote, computerized training program eases anxiety in children
Researchers first to explore relationship between anxiety, inhibitory control and EEG measures in preadolescents