Posts Tagged ‘toddlers’
Baby sweat may predict toddler aggression
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Babies who get less sweaty in response to scary situations at age one show more physical and verbal aggression at age three, according to new research. Continue…
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 14:32 - 0 Comments
Society & Culture - Feb 13, 2013 11:24 - 2 Comments
‘Good job’ preps kids to tackle challenges
STANFORD / U. CHICAGO (US) — Praising toddlers’ effort, not talent, leads to greater motivation and more positive attitudes about challenges later on, say psychologists. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 20, 2012 13:24 - 0 Comments
Word skills help toddlers control their rage
PENN STATE (US) — Toddlers with more developed language ability can manage their frustration better and are less likely to express anger by the time they’re in preschool, say researchers. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 4, 2012 12:59 - 4 Comments
Naps help toddlers ‘face’ the day
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — A new study could be a wake-up call for parents of toddlers: Naps may be more important than you think. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 15, 2011 11:06 - 0 Comments
Ums and uhs help toddlers learn words
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Parents don’t need to worry about speaking perfect English to their toddlers. Hesitations in speech actually make it easier for children to learn language. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 23, 2011 13:29 - 0 Comments
Parents vital to toddler autism therapy
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Young children show better communication skills after receiving a parent-guided autism treatment than those receiving community-based treatments. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 1, 2009 14:54 - 1 Comment
Early approach helps toddlers with autism
UC DAVIS/U. WASHINGTON (US)—A novel early intervention program for very young children with autism—some as young as 18 months—is effective for improving IQ, language ability, and social interaction, a comprehensive new study has found. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 30, 2009 13:43 - 11 Comments
Computer learns to think like a child
U. PENN (US)—Computer scientist Ben Taskar says one of the biggest stumbling blocks in terms of artificial intelligence is the fact that computers learn slower than children. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 12, 2009 19:29 - 1 Comment
Toddlers follow their own grammar rules
TEXAS-AUSTIN (US)—Using advanced computer modeling and statistical analysis, a linguistics professor has found that toddlers develop their own individual structures for using language that are very different from what we traditionally think of as grammar. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2009 11:46 - 0 Comments
BPA making toddler girls grow aggressive?
UNC CHAPEL HILL (US)—The first study to examine a possible link between prenatal bisphenol A (BPA) exposure and behavior problems in children finds that daughters of women exposed to BPA early in pregnancy are more likely to have unusually aggressive and hyperactive behaviors as 2-year-olds. (more…)
