Parenting

Study finds impact of paediatric critical illness on absenteeism

Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) [US], January 29 (ANI): A recent study has analyzed the connection between children and their parents, who survive critical illness and their prolonged absences from school and/or work.

2022-01-29T11:29:56.270516+00:00 IST

Even dim light before bedtime could disrupt a preschooler's sleep: Study

Colorado [US], January 29 (ANI): Researchers have found that exposure to even dim light can prompt the sleep-promoting hormone melatonin to plummet in preschoolers in the hour before bedtime, disturbing their sleep.

2022-01-29T10:48:06.744149+00:00 IST

Study finds even dim light before going to bed may disrupt a preschooler's sleep

Colorado [US], January 28 (ANI): A new study has found that even a little exposure to light can prompt the necessary sleep-promoting hormone melatonin to plummet in preschoolers in the hour before bedtime, potentially disrupting their sleep.

2022-01-28T12:21:24.508789+00:00 IST

Study finds when COVID-19 disrupts multi-child families, one sibling is more affected

Waterloo [Canada], January 27 (ANI): A new study has found that when COVID-19 disrupts homes with two or more children, one sibling is affected more than the other.

2022-01-27T06:33:13.787506+00:00 IST

Study finds fourfold range in rates of mental health problems among children based on relational, social risks

Baltimore (Maryland) [US], January 26 (ANI): A child's upbringing and the environment of upbringing plays a major role in the child's self-confidence and resilience.

2022-01-26T07:10:56.344852+00:00 IST

Study finds parents talk less to kids when experiencing financial issues

California [US], January 24 (ANI): A team of researchers has provided the first evidence that parents may talk less to their kids when experiencing financial scarcity.

2022-01-24T09:48:31.504072+00:00 IST

Learning through 'guided' play as effective as adult-led instruction up to at least age eight: Study

Cambridge [England], January 24 (ANI): Parenting is a process that is never-ending and keeps evolving with day and age. A new analysis has revealed that teaching younger children through 'guided' play can support key aspects of their learning and development at least as well, and sometimes better, than traditional, direct instruction.

2022-01-24T07:55:28.535703+00:00 IST

Parenting interventions support psychosocial adjustment of kids in foster, adoptive families: Study

Washington [US], January 22 (ANI): A new study has found that attachment-based parenting interventions--which seek to improve the quality of the parent-child relationship--increase the psychosocial adjustment of children in foster and adoptive families.

2022-01-22T11:20:29.265631+00:00 IST

Study reveals babies can tell who has close relationships based on saliva

Cambridge (England) [UK], January 21 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have shown that babies expected people who share saliva, to come to one another's aid when one person is in distress.

2022-01-21T13:29:31.951907+00:00 IST

Study finds app helps new parents feel confident caring for their infants

Chicago [US], January 21 (ANI): A new study has found that a smartphone app tested at Northwestern University boosts parents' confidence while caring for their babies, and it continues to help them up to a full month after they've left the hospital.

2022-01-21T08:19:38.620560+00:00 IST

Children's ability to manage emotions is linked to that of their parents

Barcelona (Spain), January 19 (ANI): Problems when talking, communicating and expressing feelings are common among children and adolescents, in particular at an early age. These difficulties increased in the case of those diagnosed with developmental language disorder, which affected approximately 7 per cent of the child population.

2022-01-19T10:54:34.869513+00:00 IST

Study explores how effects of childhood abuse extend into middle age

Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): Childhood sexual abuse can lead to depression, anxiety, cardiovascular disease and other health problems later in life.

2022-01-14T18:03:06.112680+00:00 IST

Study finds new approach to identify young children most at risk of obesity

Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): A new study has found an easy-to-interpret metric that could help identify young children most at risk of developing obesity.

2022-01-11T17:16:50.773150+00:00 IST

Study finds kids' stories differ in Russian, US approaches to emotion

Washington [US], January 10 (ANI): A recent study examined parents in Russia and the United States, as well as children's literature in both countries, highlighting how cultural differences in socializing emotions begin before children even start attending school.

2022-01-10T13:59:43.741196+00:00 IST

Study finds gender stereotypes in computer science, engineering begin by age six

Houston [US], January 10 (ANI): A new study has found that the perception that boys are more interested than girls in computer science and engineering starts as young as age six.

2022-01-10T10:57:53.039701+00:00 IST

Parent's genes can influence a child's educational success: Study

London [UK], January 10 (ANI): According to new research by the University College London, a child's educational success depends on the genes of his parents that have been inherited as well as not been inherited.

2022-01-10T08:19:55.689102+00:00 IST

Study finds spicy pepper from curry in breast milk

Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): A new study has found that the odour and taste from garlic or coffee can be found in breast milk, while flavours from fish oil or nursing tea weren't traced.

2022-01-09T13:05:57.062741+00:00 IST

Abnormal levels of thyroid hormone in pregnant women may increase preschool boys' behavioural problems: Study

Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): A new study has found that abnormal thyroid hormone levels in pregnant women may predict preschool boys' emotional and behavioural problems.

2022-01-09T08:35:24.985087+00:00 IST

Spicy substance from pepper gets into breast milk after eating: Study

Washington [UK], January 5 (ANI): A study has found that the taste and odour of active substances from garlic or coffee partly enter the mother's milk as an odour active metabolic product, while flavours from fish oil or nursing tea were of little to no significance.

2022-01-05T07:43:09.425348+00:00 IST

No weight gain during pregnancy has impact on development of allergic diseases in newborns: Study

Ontario [Canada], January 1 (ANI): According to a study led by the University of Ottawa a mother's weight before pregnancy may impact their newborn's risk of developing allergic diseases in early childhood, whereas weight gain during pregnancy did not seem to have the same effect.

2022-01-01T10:31:58.662711+00:00 IST

Study finds good mental health in youngsters born after assisted reproduction

Solna [Sweden], December 31 (ANI): A new study by Karolinska Institutet found a slightly higher risk of obsessive-compulsive disorder for those born after ART but this was explained by parental background factors.

2021-12-31T11:18:19.069400+00:00 IST