News tagged with early childhood

Positive parenting during early childhood may prevent obesity

Programs that support parents during their child's early years hold promise for obesity prevention, according to a new study in the online February 6 issue of Pediatrics.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Learning to 'talk things through in your head' may help people with autism

Teaching children with autism to 'talk things through in their head' may help them to solve complex day-to-day tasks, which could increase the chances of independent, flexible living later in life, according to new research.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Benefits of high quality child care persist 30 years later: research

Adults who participated in a high quality early childhood education program in the 1970s are still benefiting from their early experiences in a variety of ways, according to a new study.

Medicine & Health / Health

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Migration at a young age is associated with increased risk of psychotic disorders

Recent research has found striking links between psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and certain types of international immigration. Now for the first time, a major study has found that immigrating in early childhood ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A mother's touch may protect against drug cravings later

An attentive, nurturing mother may be able to help her children better resist the temptations of drug use later in life, according to a study in rats conducted by Duke University and the University of Adelaide in Australia.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Look at that!' -- ravens use gestures, too

Pointing and holding up objects in order to attract attention has so far only been observed in humans and our closest living relatives, the great apes. Simone Pika from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology and Thomas ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research aims to prevent obesity by reaching parents, young children through child care

A Kansas State University research group is jumping ahead to improve nutrition and physical activity among young children and prevent childhood obesity.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How languages are built

Parents are often amazed by the speed at which children acquire language in early childhood, becoming fluent around three years of age. Compare this with the average adult attempting to acquire a second language, ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Tiny teeth in tatters

The tiny teeth of some of our toddlers are rotting and dental researchers at the University of Sydney are poised to start the second phase of a long-term study to find out why.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Poverty-related stress affects readiness for school

Stress in the lives of poor children is one cause of the early achievement gap in which children from low-income homes start school behind their more advantaged classmates.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gene mutations predict early, severe form of kidney disease

The most common kidney disease passed down through families, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) affects one in 400 to 1,000 individuals and is characterized by cysts on the kidneys. The condition slowly ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early origins of chronic mid-life diseases: Low birth weight and poverty have long-term effects

The seeds of vulnerability to asthma, heart disease and other chronic adult health problems are planted early in life, according to a study published online today in the American Journal of Public Health.

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created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Experts and parents are unsure of new touch-screen tablet, marketed for very young children

A computer for babies may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but a Canadian company has just made it reality. Last month Rullingnet Corp. launched Vinci, a 7-inch touch-screen tablet that sells for $389 to $479 and ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Preterm birth associated with higher risk of death in early childhood, young adulthood

In a study that included more than 600,000 individuals born in Sweden between 1973-1979, those born preterm (less than 37 weeks gestation) had a higher risk of death during early childhood and young adulthood than persons ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Can oral care for babies prevent future cavities?

New parents have one more reason to pay attention to the oral health of their toothless babies. A recent University of Illinois study confirms the presence of bacteria associated with early childhood caries ...

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created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Early childhood

Early childhood is a stage in human development. It generally includes toddlerhood and some time afterwards. Play age is an unspecific designation approximately within the scope of early childhood.

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