News tagged with preschool children
Turn On, Tune In, Develop? Researchers Examine How Brain Benefits From Musical Training
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 06, 2009 |
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For most people music is an enjoyable, although momentary, form of entertainment. But for those who seriously practiced a musical instrument when they were young, perhaps when they played in a school orchestra ...
Obesity rates differ among racial/ethnic groups in kids as young as four
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Obesity is twice as common in young American Indian/Native Alaskan children as it is in white and Asian children, according to new research offering the first nationally representative analysis of obesity prevalence among ...
Steroids ineffective in young children with wheeze
Feb 23, 2009 |
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New research involving medical experts at The University of Nottingham has found that steroid tablets do not reduce the symptoms of virus-induced wheezing in pre-school children.
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Oral steroids ineffective in the treatment of preschool virus-induced wheezing
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 21, 2009 |
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A new study from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry has found that a common treatment for wheezing in preschool children is no more effective than a placebo.
Difficult balance between play and learning
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2009 |
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If the teacher is not capable of understanding the perspective of six year olds then the child's learning becomes unnecessarily difficult, or in some cases the child's interest in learning may not be aroused at all. This ...
Study finds that children can learn a second language in preschool
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Interim results from an international research project which looks at bilingual education reveal that children can learn a second language as early as preschool.
Preschoolers' language development is partly tied to their classmates' language skills
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 15, 2009 |
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Young children learn how to speak and understand language from the words parents speak at home and teachers speak in preschool. A new longitudinal study has found that their preschool classmates also play a part.
Research Finds Ritalin's Benefits in Treating Children with Autism
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UA researchers present evidence that the Ritalin is effective in treating preschoolers with Autism in a first-ever clinical trial to test the medication's efficacy with children with the disorder.
Preschoolers challenge stereotypical gender roles
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 03, 2009 |
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According to research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, a preschooler's gender determines how he or she is treated and responded to in play and learning activities, and when the children's possibilities become expanded, ...
Children who do not get enough sleep sustain more injuries
Feb 21, 2008 |
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Lack of adequate sleep can lead to increased injuries among preschool children, new research shows. This study published in Public Health Nursing shows that the average number of injuries during the preschool years is two ...
Eating habits and exercise behaviors in children can deteriorate early
Jan 09, 2009 |
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As children transition from preschool-age to school-age, they may develop eating habits and leisure-time patterns that may not meet current recommendations and may contribute to childhood obesity. In a study published in ...
The 'clean plate club' may turn children into overeaters
Mar 06, 2009 |
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"Finish your broccoli!" Although parents may have good intentions about forcing their kids to eat cold, mushy vegetables, this approach may backfire the very next day, according to new research from Cornell University.
Preschool kids do better when they talk to themselves, research shows
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 28, 2008 |
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Parents should not worry when their pre-schoolers talk to themselves; in fact, they should encourage it, says Adam Winsler, an associate professor of psychology at George Mason University. His recent study published in Early Ch ...
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