News tagged with cognitive development
Modernization Affects Children's Cognitive Development
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Childhood is changing rapidly around the world, and the forces of modernization have a significant impact on shaping the intellectual development of children, researchers at the University of California, ...
Baby Einstein Controversy: Professor Offers Healthy Language Learning Alternatives for Young Children
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Baby Einstein videos have become a staple in many American households until recently when the Walt Disney Company decided to refund the product, acknowledging that these ever-popular videos were not intended ...
Supplementing babies' formula with DHA boosts cognitive development
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Research has shown that children who were breast fed as infants have superior cognitive skills compared to those fed infant formula, and it's thought that this is due to an essential fatty acid in breast milk called docosahexaenoic ...
Longitudinal study investigates cocaine's impact on adolescent development
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Teen years are filled with experimenting. Sometimes that means trying some risky behaviors.
Study helps identify college drinkers who might continue excessive drinking as adults
Mar 24, 2009 |
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College students who are problem drinkers using alcohol to cope with personal problems and boost self-confidence are more likely to continue excessive drinking into adulthood, a recent study suggests.
Research provides new view of the way young children think
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Mar 24, 2009 |
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For parents who have found themselves repeating the same warnings or directions to their toddler over and over to no avail, new research from the University of Colorado at Boulder offers them an answer as to why their toddlers ...
TV viewing before the age of 2 has no cognitive benefit, study finds
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 02, 2009 |
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A longitudinal study of infants from birth to age 3 showed TV viewing before the age of 2 does not improve a child's language and visual motor skills, according to research conducted at Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard ...
