Posts Tagged ‘children’
Kindergarten math lessons are ‘old news’
VANDERBILT (US) — Kindergarten teachers say they spend most of their math instructional time teaching lessons students have already mastered, like shapes and basic counting. Continue…
Friday, May 17, 2013 10:26 - 2 Comments
Society & Culture - May 15, 2013 11:55 - 3 Comments
Kids aren’t kind to chubby cartoons
U. LEEDS (UK) — Very young children appear to reject storybook characters who are overweight as potential friends, a study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 14, 2013 11:11 - 3 Comments
Little boys more likely to get water scalds
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Toddlers, particularly boys, with multiple siblings are more likely to be scalded by hot water at home, research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 14, 2013 6:37 - 74 Comments
Epilepsy belt alerts caregivers of kid’s seizure
RICE (US) — Engineering students have designed a belt that monitors signs of epileptic seizures and sends information via Bluetooth to a caregiver’s computer or smart phone. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 13, 2013 12:13 - 1 Comment
Not all congenital heart disease is inherited
YALE (US) — New mutations that are absent in parents but appear in their children account for at least 10 percent of severe congenital heart disease, a new study reveals. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 10, 2013 15:01 - 0 Comments
Children of addicted parents face depression risk
U. TORONTO (CAN) — The children of parents who were addicted to drugs or alcohol are more likely to be depressed as adults than their peers, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 10, 2013 12:12 - 4 Comments
Kids with autism spot motion faster
U. ROCHESTER / YALE / VANDERBILT (US) — Children with autism see simple movement twice as quickly as other children their age, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 9, 2013 14:54 - 1 Comment
Kids admitted to ICU on weekends as likely to survive
U. LEEDS (UK) — Children in the UK who are admitted to intensive care units after hours face no greater risk of dying than children arriving during normal working hours, experts say. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 2, 2013 13:56 - 0 Comments
Grassroots schools educate hard-to-reach kids
UC DAVIS (US) — An effort to create nonformal schools for children in Bangladesh who would not attend school otherwise is showing promising results. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 29, 2013 16:20 - 0 Comments
Redshirt hype? Most don’t delay kindergarten
U. VIRGINIA (US) — Delaying a child’s entry into kindergarten—known as “redshirting”—is not as common as thought, but the percentage varies greatly depending on the child’s community. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 22, 2013 12:40 - 21 Comments
Kids raised by gay parents are ‘doing just fine’
BOSTON U. (US) — Three decades of research suggest that kids of gay parents are faring well, a new report argues. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 15, 2013 8:22 - 1 Comment
By 2035: Keep pneumonia, diarrhea from killing kids
BOSTON U. (US) — Researchers say the goal of ending all preventable child deaths from pneumonia and diarrhea by 2035 is achievable. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 10, 2013 14:22 - 0 Comments
AIDS patients learn to boost their kids’ abilities
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Ugandan adults with AIDS who received specialized caregiver training improved their children’s development and their own well-being. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 9, 2013 12:08 - 2 Comments
Kids ‘get’ grammar as young as age 2
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — When they first learn to speak, children as young as 2 are doing more than just imitating adults—they actually understand basic grammar rules, new research suggests. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 8, 2013 16:07 - 0 Comments
Kids with autism mimic ‘more efficiently’
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Children typically copy adult behavior as a social phenomenon, not to learn new skills, though this differs among those with autism. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 29, 2013 16:04 - 0 Comments
Frequent moves tough on poor children
CORNELL (US) — Children who move three or more times before they turn five have more behavioral problems than their peers—but only if they are from low-income families, a new study reports. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 29, 2013 11:05 - 0 Comments
Parent violence leads to teen dating abuse
IOWA STATE (US) — Psychological violence from a parent has a greater impact on the child’s teenage relationships than witnessing violence between two adults in the home, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 28, 2013 8:11 - 1 Comment
Little kids know to share, but hoard anyway
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Children as young as three years old know they should share, but putting it into practice is another story. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 27, 2013 10:55 - 0 Comments
Vitamin D may lower diabetes risk for obese kids
U. MISSOURI (US) — Vitamin D supplements can help obese children and teens control their blood-sugar levels, which may help lower their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. (more…)
