News tagged with child behavior


The developing child: Rating aggressive and delinquent behavior in pre-adolescence

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In a study published in an upcoming issue of The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry researchers show that over reactive parenting, such as heavy criticism or yelling as a response to a child's negative behavior, can pr ...


Does mom know when enough is enough?

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

As the childhood obesity epidemic in the United States continues, researchers are examining whether early parent and child behaviors contribute to the problem. A study from the Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers ...





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Supportive co-parenting may reduce some child behavior problems

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created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Warm, cooperative co-parenting between mothers and fathers may help protect children who are at risk for some types of behavior problems, a new study suggests.


Parental physical discipline through childhood linked to behavior problems in teens

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created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Two new studies explore how discipline changes during childhood and adolescence, and what family factors affect those changes. They conclude that when parents use physical discipline through childhood, their children experience ...


TV Exposure May Be Associated With Aggressive Behavior in Young Children

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Three-year-old children who are exposed to more TV appear to be at an increased risk for exhibiting aggressive behavior, according to a new report co-authored by a researcher from Tulane University School ...


Placebo Effects in Caregivers May Change Behavior of Children with ADHD

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Stimulant medications, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are the accepted treatment to stem hyperactivity in children with attention deficit-hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and improve their behavior.


At the magical age of eight, belief synchs with behavior

At the magical age of eight, belief synchs with behavior

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created Oct 16, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (13) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- I think I can, I think I can. Believe. You can fly if you just believe. I won't die if you just believe.


Study shows link between working memory and reactive parenting

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created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Any parent knows that sometimes maintaining your cool with misbehaving children is a challenge. We all have times when we get frustrated or angry and lash out at someone without thinking. A new study by psychologists at ...


Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy, early childhood more likely to smoke as adults

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created May 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Children of mothers who smoked during pregnancy and their early childhood years may be predisposed to take up smoking as teens and young adults, compounding the physical damage they sustained from the smoke exposure.


Fathers respond to teens' risky sexual behavior with increased supervision

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created May 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Two-thirds of American teenagers have sex by the time they're 18. A new longitudinal study finds that when adolescents engage in risky sexual activity, fathers respond by increasing their efforts to supervise and monitor ...


Young children think gender-related behavior is inborn

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created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Young children think about gender in the same way they think about species of animals. They believe, for example, that a boy's preference for football is innate, as is a girl's preference for dolls, just as cats' behavior ...


Making the difficult task of transporting a child with special needs safer

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created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study by researchers from the Automotive Safety Program at Riley Hospital for Children and Indiana University School of Medicine published online July 13, 2009 in the journal Pediatrics reports that the parents of chi ...



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