Children are more likely to read when they choose their own books: Study

Sleep is a vital aspect of a child's general health, but it can also influence their behaviour.

As children return to school, two issues are rising to the top of their parents' concerns: the impact of social media and the internet on children's lives.

A recent study suggested that a diet created to assist prevent cognitive decline in adults may also help increase attention in preadolescents. Future nutritional programmes aiming at enhancing children's cognition may benefit from the findings.

According to new research, young children who frequently experience harsh discipline from their parents are much more likely to experience long-lasting mental health issues.

The study shed new light on the persistent and early emerging disparities in education linked to socioeconomic status (SES).

In marriages, conflict is unavoidable. When it explodes in families with children, worried or furious parents may project their anger or withdraw emotionally or physically from their children. In the worst-case situation, children's socioemotional development may suffer. According to a recent study by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, how parents, particularly men, deal with marital problems can have an impact on their children.

Some studies have shown father-child relationships may be more impacted by conflict than mother-child relationships, and can lead to negative development for kids

The 5th edition of Mrs India Legacy recently took place at Gurugram. The event saw Jabalpur's Tani Gautam clinching the second runner-up position.

Dreams do come true! Abhilasha Chahalia, an advocate fascinated by the glitz, cameras and lights of the glamour industry since childhood, found herself weighed down by the responsibilities of academics, establishing a stable career, marriage and parenthood. But at the age of 37, she is finally living her dreams by appearing in Mrs India Empress of the Nation 2023.

A new study published in the journal Child Development by researchers from Boston College in Massachusetts and the University of Queensland in Australia analyses whether four- to nine-year-old children consider their own prior behaviours while making moral judgements about others.