Posts Tagged ‘toddlers’
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. Continue…
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 12:59 - 3 Comments
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 - 6 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…)
