News tagged with playtime
Examining motherly fears
Neighborhood poverty is likely to make a mother more fearful about letting her children play outdoors, according to a new study by sociologists at Rice University and Stanford University.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 03, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
When the playroom is the computer
For all the work that's gone into developing educational media, even the most stimulating TV shows and video games leave kids stationary. Researchers at the MIT Media Laboratory are hoping to change that with ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 22, 2010 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
|
All work and no play makes for troubling trend in early education
Parents and educators who favor traditional classroom-style learning over free, unstructured playtime in preschool and kindergarten may actually be stunting a child's development instead of enhancing it, according ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 12, 2009 |
3.5 / 5 (2) |
2
Search results for playtime
How chronic stress short-circuits parenting
In the best of circumstances, raising a toddler is a daunting undertaking. But parents under long-term stress often find it particularly challenging to tap into the patience, responsiveness, and energy required ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 05, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
|
For kids with ADHD, regular 'green time' is linked to milder symptoms
A study of more than 400 children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder has found a link between the children's routine play settings and the severity of their symptoms, researchers report. ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 15, 2011 |
4 / 5 (1) |
1
|
Adoptions and offspring swapping stun kangaroo researchers
Kangaroos adopt. It doesn't happen often, but to the astonishment of biologists at Wilsons Promontory National Park in Australia, sometimes a mother bends forward, opens her arms and invites someone else's ...
Jul 01, 2011 |
4.6 / 5 (5) |
2
|
Review: Xperia Play not the phone gamers hoped for
(AP) -- Sony makes PlayStation game consoles and, through a joint venture, cellphones. Gamers have been asking for years why it hasn't combined the two products. Well, it finally has, with Sony Ericsson's ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 01, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Activision bets on online play for 'Call of Duty'
(AP) -- Activision knows it's more fun to blast on-screen enemies into oblivion with friends, so this fall it's launching an online service for its "Call of Duty" games that's part Facebook, part player matchmaker ...
May 31, 2011 |
1 / 5 (1) |
0
Interest in toys predicts effectiveness of autism treatment in toddlers
Toddlers who played with a limited number of toys showed more improvement in their communication skills following parent-guided treatment than those receiving other community-based treatments.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 22, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Keys to long life: Longevity study unearths surprising answers
Cheer up. Stop worrying. Don't work so hard. Good advice for a long life? As it turns out, no. In a groundbreaking study of personality as a predictor of longevity, University of California, Riverside researchers found just ...
Mar 11, 2011 |
4.6 / 5 (39) |
13
|
Playtime helps bind generations
A new study has confirmed an old adage: A family that plays together stays together. Researchers from Concordia University and Wilfrid Laurier University examined the ways grandparents can maintain close ties ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Keeping snack time a healthy time for children
Kids aren’t the only ones who smile when the words "snack time" are heard. We are obsessed with snacking. Aisle after aisle in the grocery store is filled with sweet, salty, savory and, yes, even healthy snacks. Do we ...
Feb 09, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Gender and hygiene: Could cleanliness be hurting girls?
Little girls growing up in western society are expected to be neat and tidy – "all ribbon and curls" – and one researcher who studies science and gender differences thinks that emphasis may contribute to higher ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2011 |
4.1 / 5 (7) |
6
List of search results for playtime
