Minority parents fear for kids online
Nearly all parents agree -- when their children go online, stranger danger is their biggest safety concern, followed closely by exposure to pornography, violent content and bullying, according to a collaborative study between researchers...
Connections in the brains of young children strengthen during sleep
While young children sleep, connections between the left and the right hemispheres of their brain strengthen, which may help brain functions mature, according to a new study by the University of Colorado, Boulder.
The research...
Shedding new light on learning disorders
A Michigan State University researcher has discovered the first anatomical evidence that the brains of children with a nonverbal learning disability – long considered a “pseudo” diagnosis – may develop differently than the brains...
Why we need more male primary school teachers
Although research recognises male teachers benefit boys, little is known about why this is and what male teachers mean for girls.
Some argue that boys have become the ‘new disadvantaged’ as the result of efforts...
Synaesthesia is more common in autism
Synaesthesia involves people experiencing a ‘mixing of the senses’, for example, seeing colours when they hear sounds, or reporting that musical notes evoke different tastes. Autism is diagnosed when a person struggles with social...
Bedroom access to screen-based media may contribute to sleep problems in boys with autism
Having bedroom access to television, computers or video games is linked to less sleep in boys with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a team of University of Missouri researchers found.
“Previous research has shown that bedroom...
Smaller bowls may help curb childhood obesity
Smaller bowl sizes may be the next weapon in the battle against childhood obesity, says a new Cornell study published this week in the Journal of Pediatrics which found children not only ask for...
Exposure to cortisol-like medications before birth may contribute to emotional problems and brain changes
Neonatologists seem to perform miracles in the fight to support the survival of babies born prematurely.
To promote their survival, cortisol-like drugs called glucocorticoids are administered frequently to women in preterm labour to accelerate their...
Enterocystoplasty in children with genitourinary abnormalities is safe and effective
Enterocystoplasty is a surgical enlargement of the urinary bladder which is performed to improve bladder function as a low-pressure reservoir.
“This issue is very important because in children this surgical procedure is very aggressive and...
Experts’ attitudes influence what children believe
Children are more apt to believe a nice, non-expert than a mean expert, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas.
In the study published in Developmental Science, the authors examined how preschoolers...
