Posts Tagged ‘nurture’
Nature, nurture both affect kids’ self-control
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Being able to delay gratification—often considered a predictor of a child’s future success—is as much a question of environment as innate ability, a new study shows. Continue…
Thursday, October 11, 2012 10:43 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 18:39 - 3 Comments
When mom nurtures, kids’ brains grow
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Children whose mothers nurture them have brains with a larger hippocampus—a region vital for learning and memory. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 12, 2011 10:40 - 0 Comments
Mom’s touch may lower drug cravings
DUKE (US) — An attentive, nurturing mother may be able to help her children better resist the temptations of drug use later in life, according to a study with rats. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 26, 2010 14:35 - 2 Comments
Nurturing moms negate prenatal stress
U. ROCHESTER (US)—A loving bond between mother and child early in life can help protect children from the damaging effects of prenatal exposure to stress hormone—known to be a harbinger for poor cognitive development. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 23, 2009 5:00 - 0 Comments
Nature? Nurture? Or simply neither?
“This is one attempt at getting the ideas out there and starting a dialogue, continuing to educate the public and the scientific community, especially the younger generation of researchers,” psychologist Mark Blumberg explains. “We know we don’t have a sound bite that’s as clean and simple and sexy as saying ‘it’s genetic.’ But we’re working on it.”
