News tagged with anxious temperament


Once a shy monkey, always a shy monkey? New study shows persistence of anxiety

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 02, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (15) | comments 1

We all know people who are tense and nervous and can't relax. They may have been wired differently since childhood.





Search results for anxious temperament


New study finds mums not to blame for anxious kids

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mothers of anxious children are often concerned they are somehow contributing to their child’s anxiety by being over-protective or over-involved.


Mothers' influence is decisive in tots' first year

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 23, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

[B]Study says parenting style and baby's temperament predict challenging behavior in later childhood[/B] The way mothers interact with their babies in the first year of life is strongly related to how children behave lat ...


Hush little baby... Linking genes, brain and behavior in children

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

It comes as no surprise that some babies are more difficult to soothe than others but frustrated parents may be relieved to know that this is not necessarily an indication of their parenting skills. According to a new report ...


Spirituality is key to kids' happiness

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 11

To make children happier, we may need to encourage them to develop a strong sense of personal worth, according to Dr. Mark Holder from the University of British Columbia in Canada and his colleagues Dr. Ben Coleman and Judi ...


A good night's sleep even more elusive for anxious children

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Managing routine sleep problems in children can be a testing time for parents as well as being highly stressful for the child. Add a child with anxiety to the mix and a good night’s sleep for everyone can be elusive if not ...


Anxiety's hidden cost

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

The effect of anxiety on academic performance is not always obvious but new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council suggests that there may be hidden costs. The research found that anxious individuals ...


Voluntary exercise does not appear to alleviate anxiety and depression

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Voluntary physical activity does not appear to cause a reduction in anxiety and depression, but exercise and mood may be associated through a common genetic factor, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of ...


Mother-child attachment, children's temperament play a role in terrible 2 conflicts

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 25, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Stories about the “terrible twos” abound in parenting lore. New research published in the March/April 2008 issue of the journal Child Development finds that the way mothers and their 2-year-olds relate to each other affect ...


Postpartum anxiety delays puberty in offspring

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hormonal changes early in pregnancy cause maternal postpartum anxiety and behavior changes that can lead to a delayed onset of puberty in both birth and adoptive daughters, according to a new study conducted in mice.


Children who are depressed, anxious or aggressive in first grade risk being victimized later on

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Children entering first grade with signs of depression and anxiety or excessive aggression are at risk of being chronically victimized by their classmates by third grade. That's the finding of a new longitudinal study that ...



List of search results for anxious temperament

more news »