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Poor attention in kindergarten predicts lower high school test scores

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created May 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

As thousands of students nationwide prepare to leave high school, a UC Davis study appearing online today in the June issue of the medical journal Pediatrics shows a clear link between attention problems early in school — as ...





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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 ...


Mothers' influence is decisive in tots' first year

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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 ...


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 ...


Temper, temper: Lifetime of aggressiveness leads to negative outcomes

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created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

People who were aggressive as children and young adults are likely to continue that behavior later in adult life and wind up with marital problems, traffic violations and even arrests, a new study shows.


Child abuse increases risk for later sexually coercive behavior in some men

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created Oct 21, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Boys who experienced childhood physical or sexual abuse are more likely to use sexually coercive behavior against an unwilling female partner when they are adolescents and young adults.


'Cascading effect' of childhood experiences may explain serious teen violence

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created Nov 14, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Adverse experiences early in life can lead to minor childhood behavior problems, which can grow into serious acts of teen violence, according to new research. This "cascading effect" of repeated negative incidents and behaviors ...


Preventing School Violence Needs to Start at Young Age

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created Mar 17, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

By the time a child enters third grade, it may be too late to change behavioral issues that could lead to more serious problems later in life, including violent and aggressive behavior. A University of Missouri professor ...


Childhood TV viewing a risk for behavior problems

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created Oct 01, 2007 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (16) | comments 0

Daily television viewing for two or more hours in early childhood can lead to behavioral problems and poor social skills, according to a study of children 2.5 to 5.5 years of age conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins ...


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.


Mental health problems in childhood may predict later suicide attempts in males

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created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Most males who commit suicide or need hospital care for suicide attempts during their teen or early adult years appear to have high levels of psychiatric problems at age 8, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of ...



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