News tagged with parents

Oct 13, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- How do people choose a name for their child? Researchers have long noted that the overall popularity of a name exerts a strong influence on people's preferences -- more popular names, such ...

Do your children push the boundaries? It may be a sign of future leadership abilities study shows

Sep 28, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (7) | 0

Children whose parents use a firm parenting style that still allows them to test the rules and learn from it are more likely to assume leadership roles as adults according to a new study published in a recent edition of The ...

Children who are spanked have lower IQs, new research finds

Sep 25, 2009 | 2.9 / 5 (42) | 70

Children who are spanked have lower IQs worldwide, including in the United States, according to new groundbreaking research by University of New Hampshire professor Murray Straus. The research results will ...

Lies my parents told me: New study shows parents use deception to influence their children

Sep 22, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (6) | 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Parents say that honesty is the best policy, but they regularly lie to their children as a way of influencing their behaviour and emotions, finds new research from the University of Toronto and the University ...

Playing favorites: Parents still involved after children are grown

Dec 07, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Middle-aged parents are more involved in their grown children's lives than ever, according to new research from Purdue University.

Psychologists suggest parents should wait to teach toddlers self-control

Dec 01, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 4

Toddlers are distractible. Their minds flit constantly here and there, and they have a terrible time concentrating on even the most stimulating project. They might be fascinated by a colorful new toy, but only until the next ...

When preschoolers ask questions, they want explanations

Nov 13, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 5

Curiosity plays a big part in preschoolers' lives. A new study that explored why young children ask so many "why" questions concludes that children are motivated by a desire for explanation.

Teens with own cars have more crashes, study finds

Sep 25, 2009 | 1.8 / 5 (5) | 8

(AP) -- Parents beware: Giving in to teens' demands for their own cars can have dangerous consequences, new research suggests.

Children are not the only ones in the game when it comes to sports

Aug 31, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Parents who sign their children up for sports as part of an educational experience and to learn about teamwork may be learning some of the same lessons themselves, according to new research from Purdue University.

Children are searching online for videos, social networks, games and, yes, porn as they grow up in an Internet Age

Sex, videos, friends, games hot with kids online: Norton

Technology / Internet

Aug 12, 2009 | 3.6 / 5 (18) | 8

Children are searching online for videos, social networks, games and, yes, porn as they grow up in an Internet Age, according to computer security firm Symantec.

Mothers, but not fathers, follow their own moms' parenting practices

Aug 09, 2009 | 3.4 / 5 (5) | 0

When it comes to how they raise their children, mothers today tend to follow the same practices their own mothers did, according to a new study that looked at parenting practices across two generations.

Today's parents 'not to blame' for teenage problem behaviour

Jul 31, 2009 | 2.9 / 5 (21) | 33

(PhysOrg.com) -- Poor parenting is not the reason for an increase in problem behaviour amongst teenagers, according to research led by Oxford University.

Children should wear sunglasses when outside

Jun 03, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (6) | 10

How important is it for my child to wear sunglasses?

TV noise associated with fewer verbal interactions between infants and parents

Jun 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

For every hour they spend in the presence of an audible television, parents speak fewer words and infants are less likely to make vocalizations in response, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Pediatrics & ...

When adult patients have anxiety disorder, their children need help too