News tagged with child behavior
What to consider when teens with autism want to drive?
In the first study to investigate driving as it relates to teens with a high-functioning autism disorder (HFASD), child development and teen driving experts at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Center for Child Injury ...
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Discovering Autism: Services go to those who fight hardest
From the day her son was diagnosed with autism nine years ago, Stacie Funk has made it her full-time job to find him the best possible help. Hiring lawyers and experts to press her case, she established herself as a mother ...
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Study: Kindergarten friendships matter, especially for boys
High-quality friendships in kindergarten may mean that boys will have fewer behavior problems and better social skills in first and third grades, said Nancy McElwain, a University of Illinois associate professor of human ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 29, 2011 |
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When chefs move the fruit
Want to double fruit sales in schools? A new Cornell University study shows it is as easy as putting the fruit in a colorful bowl. According to research presented this week at the American Dietetic Association Conference ...
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Parents' behavior linked to kids' videogame playing
Children who think their parents are poor monitors or nag a lot tend to play videogames more than other kids, according to a study by Michigan State University researchers.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Humans not the only ones that pass down abusive behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a recent study published in The Auk, researchers claim they have found evidence that humans are not the only species where child abuse is a socially transmitted behavior.
Aug 10, 2011 |
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High-quality child care for low-income children: Long-term benefits
More than 12 million U.S. children under age 6 attend child care or preschool programs. A new longitudinal study of low-income children has found that children in high-quality preschool settings had fewer behavior problems ...
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Family child care providers' behavior found to affect children's stress
A new study on preschoolers attending full-day child care in licensed day care homes has found increases in cortisol, a stress hormone, when the children are in child care that exceeds their levels at home. The increases ...
May 14, 2010 |
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Study finds effects of early child care at age 15
Teens who were in high-quality child care settings as young children scored slightly higher on measures of academic and cognitive achievement and were slightly less likely to report acting-out behaviors than peers who were ...
May 14, 2010 |
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Copycat behavior in children is universal and may help promote human culture
Children learn a great deal by imitating adults. A new study of Australian preschoolers and Kalahari Bushman children finds that a particular kind of imitation - overimitation, in which a child copies everything an adult ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 03, 2010 |
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Spanking sparks aggression, does little to reduce behavior problems
(PhysOrg.com) -- Discipline -- whether it's spanking, yelling or giving time-outs -- may sometimes do little to reduce children's behavior problems, a new study indicates.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 01, 2010 |
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Exploration in toddlers activated by fathers
A new study has found that fathers give toddlers more leeway and that allows them to actively explore their environments, according to a new study on parent-child attachment published in Early Child Development and Care.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 31, 2010 |
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Study: Teen bloggers show little risky behavior online
An Ohio State University study of 100 teen bloggers from around the United States found that the vast majority use blogs to nurture relationships with their peers and build a sense of community -- rather than to admit misbehavior.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 24, 2010 |
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Teaching self-control skills to children reduces classroom problems
Children taught skills to monitor and control their anger and other emotions improved their classroom behavior and had significantly fewer school disciplinary referrals and suspensions, according to a study by University ...
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Mar 05, 2010 |
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Distance education for parents of children with autism found effective
Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (February 1, 2010) — Through the use of instructional DVDs, parents of children with autism can learn how to teach their child to communicate and improve their behavior, ...
Feb 01, 2010 |
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