Posts Tagged ‘parenting’

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. Continue…

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Health & Medicine - Mar 22, 2013 15:05 - 0 Comments

For picky eaters, genes matter more than food

UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Genes play a major role in some people’s tendency to avoid new foods, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be swayed, researchers say. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 22, 2013 11:01 - 0 Comments

Even with advice, new moms don’t sleep

U. TORONTO (CAN) — Giving new parents sleep advice and support may not result in more shut-eye for first-time moms, according to a recent study. (more…)

Society & Culture - Dec 31, 2012 14:38 - 4 Comments

Proud Black teens do better in school

U. PITTSBURGH (US) — African American teenagers perform better academically when their parents instill in them a sense of racial pride. (more…)

Kids’ worries are bigger than parents think

UC DAVIS (US) — Parents overestimate their kids’ optimism and downplay their anxieties, researchers say. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 17, 2012 6:09 - 0 Comments

Expectant couples differ in post-spat stress

PENN STATE (US) — In couples expecting their first child, men and women experience different stress reactions to relationship conflicts, researchers report. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 15, 2012 13:12 - 0 Comments

Quit school? Parents’ views vary by income

MELBOURNE (AUS) — Parents from poorer backgrounds in Australia are less likely to encourage their kids to finish high school, research shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 11, 2012 10:43 - 1 Comment

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. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 5, 2012 8:30 - 0 Comments

When self injury turns suicidal for teens

U. MISSOURI (US) — A survey of more than 60,000 Minnesota teens showed than about 4,000 reported injuring themselves and nearly half of those attempted suicide. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 4, 2012 11:29 - 0 Comments

Denied money, moms more likely to spank kids

RUTGERS (US) — Women with a partner who keeps a tight grip on the family’s finances in the first year of the relationship are more likely to be depressed and spank their children five years later, research shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Sep 13, 2012 12:29 - 3 Comments

‘Inefficient’ divorces leave couples worse off

IOWA STATE (US) — Roughly one in four couples who divorce in hopes of finding greater happiness may have been better off staying married. (more…)

Society & Culture - Sep 6, 2012 16:13 - 1 Comment

How grandparents pitch in to care for kids

U. CHICAGO (US) — Grandparents in the US are taking on increased childcare duties—and those with more income and education are most likely to babysit. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 31, 2012 10:55 - 0 Comments

Lots of tantrums can signal mental trouble

NORTHWESTERN (US) — A new tool helps parents figure out when a child’s frequent temper tantrums could point to developing mental health problems. (more…)

Society & Culture - Aug 28, 2012 15:25 - 0 Comments

Report: Media violence raises risk for aggression

IOWA STATE (US) — Research clearly shows that media violence consumption increases the relative risk of aggression, an international commission reports. (more…)

Society & Culture - Aug 27, 2012 16:13 - 2 Comments

Technology makes talking tricky for co-parents

U. MISSOURI (US) — Communicating through email, texting, and social media can make co-parenting harder for some divorced and separated couples, according to a new study. (more…)

Society & Culture - Aug 21, 2012 13:04 - 1 Comment

Hanging out with parents boosts teen self-esteem

PENN STATE (US) — Despite their increasing independence, teens continue to spend time with their parents and this shared time is important for their well-being, say researchers. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 17, 2012 10:11 - 0 Comments

For some kids, parent fears mean extra CT scans

UC DAVIS (US) — White children are more likely to receive cranial (head) CT scans in an emergency department following minor head trauma, compared with African-American or Hispanic children, according to new research. (more…)

Society & Culture - Aug 7, 2012 12:02 - 0 Comments

Kids who hear stereotype believe it, and more

NYU / PRINCETON (US) — Hearing generalizations about a group of people, like “boys have short hair,” can lead children to endorse a range of other stereotypes about the group. (more…)

Society & Culture - Aug 3, 2012 13:51 - 0 Comments

Nearly 1 in 4 kids gets physical rebuke in public

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Twenty-three percent of kids received some kind of physical discipline when they failed to obey their caregiver in public, and moms were more likely to use “negative touch” than dads. (more…)

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