Parenting

Study finds paid parental leave is favoured by people globally

Ohio [US], June 28 (ANI): Even though the United States is the only one amongst the developed nations that do not guarantee paid leave to parents after childbirth, recent findings suggest that it does endorse providing paid leaves to them nearly as much as people from other countries.

2021-06-28T14:13:17.853444+00:00 IST

Women experiencing pregnancy difficulties can make improved choices by using online coaching: Study

Washington [US], June 27 (ANI): A new study suggested that in the period before and shortly after women become pregnant, they can improve their lifestyle behaviours by using personalised coaching through a smartphone.

2021-06-27T14:50:13.279707+00:00 IST

Parents of children with complex medical conditions more likely to have mental health issues

Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Parents of children with the most complex medical conditions are more likely to report poor or fair mental health and struggle to find community help, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and Golisano Children's Hospital.

2021-06-25T02:36:40.046514+00:00 IST

Women experiencing pregnancy difficulties can make improved choices by using online coaching

Southampton [UK], June 21 (ANI): A recent study has suggested that in the period before and shortly after women become pregnant, they can improve their lifestyle behaviours by using personalised coaching through a smartphone.

2021-06-21T12:15:33.581336+00:00 IST

Introducing play to higher education reduces stress: Study

Washington [US], June 15 (ANI): A new study has found that higher education students are more engaged and motivated when they are taught using playful pedagogy rather than the traditional lecture-based method.

2021-06-15T12:36:12.538993+00:00 IST

Cellphone use while driving tied to other risky road behaviours in young adults: Study

Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): Parents, take note! A new study found that 18 to 24-year-olds who use cell phones while driving are more likely to engage in other risky driving behaviours associated with "acting-without-thinking," a form of impulsivity.

2021-06-14T11:21:50.181979+00:00 IST

Study suggests ADHD medications may reduce suicidality risk in certain children

Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): Parents, take note! ADHD medications may lower suicide risk in children with hyperactivity, oppositional defiance, and other behavioural disorders, according to a new research.

2021-06-12T12:24:38.104921+00:00 IST

Study says depression during pregnancy can affect mother-infant relationships

Washington [US], June 5 (ANI): The findings of a recent study revealed that women with depression during pregnancy, or with a history of depression, have a reduced quality of mother-infant relationships.

2021-06-05T16:26:45.416140+00:00 IST

Combination of early reading programs helps with kindergarten readiness: Study

Washington [US], June 3 (ANI): Parents, take note! A new study found that the combination of two early reading programs had positive effects on preschool students entering kindergarten in Cincinnati Public Schools over a three-year period.

2021-06-03T09:40:23.517027+00:00 IST

Teens should only use recreational internet, video games one hour daily: Study

Washington [US], June 1 (ANI): Parents, take note! A new study has found that middle-school-aged children who use the internet, social media, or video games recreationally for more than an hour each day during the school week have significantly lower grades and test scores.

2021-06-01T07:02:18.323796+00:00 IST

Mothers' use of paracetamol during pregnancy linked to ADHD, autism symptoms in childhood

Washington [US], May 31 (ANI): According to a new study, prenatal exposure to paracetamol is associated with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism symptoms in childhood.

2021-05-31T09:23:24.991446+00:00 IST

Open, expressive family life may reduce social deprivation effects among adopted children: Study

Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): An environment in which family members support one another and express their feelings can reduce the effects of social deprivation on cognitive ability and development among adopted children, suggests a small study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

2021-05-29T03:35:40.459877+00:00 IST

Storytelling reduces pain, stress in hospitalised children: Study

Washington [US], May 26 (ANI): A new research has shown for the first time that storytelling is capable of providing physiological and emotional benefits to children in Intensive Care Units (ICUs).

2021-05-26T07:31:11.926496+00:00 IST

Mothers' depression affects mother-infant relationships: Study

Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): A new study has found that women with depression during pregnancy, or with a history of depression, have a reduced quality of mother-infant relationship.

2021-05-25T12:23:59.135148+00:00 IST

Parental consumption impacts how teens perceive, use cannabis: Study

Kelowna [Canada], May 20 (ANI): During a recent study, a team of UBC Okanagan researchers found that kids who grow up in homes where parents consume cannabis will more than likely use it themselves.

2021-05-20T12:00:36.080781+00:00 IST

Educational intervention enhances student learning: Study

Washington [US], May 18 (ANI): In a study of low-income, urban youth in the US, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that students exposed to Photovoice, an educational intervention, experienced greater improvements in STEM-capacity scores and environmental awareness scores compared to a group of youth who were not exposed to the activity.

2021-05-18T12:25:44.850866+00:00 IST

'Sticky' speech, other evocative words may improve language

Washington [US], May 17 (ANI): During a study at the University of Miami, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology had previously found that children tend to learn words higher in iconicity earlier in development then they do words lower in iconicity.

2021-05-17T17:41:06.179515+00:00 IST

Mother's Day 2021: How mothers are beating personal, professional stress amid pandemic

New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Mother's Day 2021, much like last year will be nothing but different amidst the fear of the pandemic looming overall. As a consequence of the ongoing pandemic, every individual is overcoming certain challenges while being locked inside their home and working from home. Considering the situation, it would not be wrong to say that the struggle is real for a working mother.

2021-05-07T16:24:58.541503+00:00 IST

Study finds parents more lenient about alcohol with teens who experience puberty early

Pennsylvania [US], April 28 (ANI): Parents of teens who went through puberty early may be more lenient when it comes to letting them consume alcohol, according to a new Penn State study.

2021-04-28T04:56:51.550586+00:00 IST

Later school start times let students get adequate sleep: Study

Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): A new study explored the significant benefits of later school start times for middle and high school students' sleep schedules.

2021-04-19T06:45:22.539152+00:00 IST

Study reveals spanking may affect brain development of a child

Cambridge (Massachusetts) [US], April 13 (ANI): A recent study by Harvard researchers stated that spanking may affect a child's brain development in similar ways to more severe forms of violence.

2021-04-13T02:16:19.762609+00:00 IST