Child Psychology News
December 24, 2024
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Dec. 20, 2024 — Researchers trained a large language model to read medical charts, looking for signs that kids with ADHD received the right follow-up care when using new ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study reveals significant improvements in the health of older adults when compared to previous ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — New discoveries about the severe developmental disorder known as Rett syndrome could open the door to better treatments for the devastating, life-shortening ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — A psychologist found that a baby's first sweet sounds and early attempts at forming words are directly linked to the baby's heart ...
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Dec. 18, 2024 — A new study shows that an app can help parents who are mourning the loss of a child. Parents who used the app for three months reported reduced symptoms of prolonged grief and post-traumatic stress, ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Almost three quarters of adolescents in Australia experience clinically significant depression or anxiety symptoms, with most being chronic, according to a new study. And preventive strategies ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — A new study has shown that employees are experiencing mental and physical techno-strain due to being 'hyperconnected' to digital technology making it difficult for people to switch off from ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Novel research shows that a reduced neural response to receiving rewards in teens predicts the first onset of depression, but not anxiety or suicidality. This is independent of pre-existing ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — A new psychological study has shown that when people know they are under surveillance it generates an automatic response of heightened awareness of being watched, with implications for public mental ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — When young children's behavior becomes challenging, many parents resort to threats -- from taking away toys to threatening that Santa will skip their ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — People who started playing video games at an early school age developed problematic gaming more quickly compared to those who started playing a few years ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — The study, conducted in the US, found that mothers take on seven in ten (71%) of all household mental load ...
Dec. 11, 2024 — In animal studies, boosting serotonin in the cells that line the gut reduced anxious and depressive-like behaviors without causing cognitive or gastrointestinal side ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — New research shows that mothers have twice the impact on language exposure, challenging traditional parenting advice. In a new study, researchers found that there wasn't a single strategy that could ...
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Dec. 20, 2024 — Researchers trained a large language model to read medical charts, looking for signs that kids with ADHD received the right follow-up care when using new ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Adding genetic testing to the evaluation of pediatric patients with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) resulted in more individualized ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — An international education expert, argues in a new study for an ecological shift to a 'school within a school' approach that would give students, teachers and parents the ability to guide ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — People who stutter have lower earnings, experience underemployment and express lower job satisfaction than those who don't stutter, a new study ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — A study by a team of psychology researchers shows that young children in the United States are less likely than adults to see discrimination as harmful, indicating these beliefs begin at an early ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — Researchers found that adolescents with more symptoms of gaming addiction showed lower brain activity in the region involved in decision-making and reward processing; this blunted response to reward ...
Dec. 6, 2024 — Higher emotional intelligence is linked to more emoji use with friends, while avoidant attachment is associated with less emoji use with friends and dating or romantic partners, according to a new ...
Dec. 4, 2024 — Being lonely is a bigger hurdle to a good night's sleep for college students than too much time at a computer or other electronic screen, a new study ...
Dec. 4, 2024 — Exposure to car exhaust from leaded gas during childhood altered the balance of mental health in the U.S. population, making generations of Americans more depressed, anxious and inattentive or ...
Dec. 4, 2024 — Teens who think their parents use cannabis are more likely to hold favorable attitudes toward the drug and to consider trying it themselves, according to a new study. The research also reveals that ...
Dec. 4, 2024 — Access to psychotherapy has risen substantially among U.S. adults with mild to moderate distress since 2018, according to a new study. The increase in psychotherapy use is particularly notable among ...
Nov. 28, 2024 — A Canadian study reveals that allophone children often face learning and communication difficulties in kindergarten, which can negatively impact their educational ...
Nov. 27, 2024 — People who have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) who have a family history of mental illness may have a higher risk of aggression in middle age, according to a new ...
Nov. 27, 2024 — Children of mothers who took certain anti-seizure medications while pregnant do not have worse neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6, according to a long-running ...
Nov. 27, 2024 — A new study of high school football players found that concussions affect an often-overlooked but important brain ...
Nov. 25, 2024 — Infants whose mothers regularly use language to describe what their child is thinking or feeling, have higher levels of the hormone oxytocin, finds a new ...
Nov. 25, 2024 — New research challenges views on screen time, revealing factors such as parental mental health and the type of screen being used may have some impact on child ...
Nov. 22, 2024 — A new study reveals a troubling rise in severe maternal health issues and birth complications in Illinois from 2016 to 2023, closely linked to increases in chronic health conditions affecting ...
Nov. 22, 2024 — Parents are much less likely to intervene when their young children are getting dressed or performing other simple chores if those tasks are framed as learning opportunities, according to a new ...
Nov. 22, 2024 — A study has shown that iconic characters such as Peter Rabbit -- or Toad and Ratty from The Wind in the Willows -- can also play an important role in the development of children's theory of mind ...
Friday, December 20, 2024
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Work Satisfaction, Pay Are Worse for Those Who Stutter, Study Finds
- Young Children Less Likely Than Adults to See Discrimination as Harmful, Researchers Find
Monday, December 9, 2024
Friday, December 6, 2024
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- College Students' Insomnia Linked More Strongly With Loneliness Than Screen Time
- 20th Century Lead Exposure Damaged American Mental Health
- Perceptions of Parent Cannabis Use Shape Teen Attitudes
- Study Shows Significant Rise in Psychotherapy Use Among Adults, but Gains Are Uneven Across Socioeconomic Groups
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
- For Those With CTE, Family History of Mental Illness Tied to Aggression in Middle Age
- Newer Epilepsy Medications Used During Pregnancy Do Not Affect Neurological Development in Children
- Concussions Slow Brain Activity of High School Football Players
Monday, November 25, 2024
- Language Used by Mothers Affects Oxytocin Levels of Infants
- Beyond Screen Time: Complex Factors Shaping Child Development
Friday, November 22, 2024
- Troubling Spike in Severe Pregnancy-Related Complications
- Need a Landing Pad for Helicopter Parenting? Frame Tasks as Learning
- Animal Characters Can Boost Young Children's Psychological Development
- Probiotic May Counteract Fire-Retardant Chemical Damage
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Your Child, the Sophisticated Language Learner
- Snoring Linked to Behavioral Problems in Adolescents Without Declines in Cognition
- Tantrums in Young Children Could Be Linked to ADHD, Study Finds
- Here's Something Americans Agree On: Sports Build Character
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- Cannabis Disrupts Brain Activity in Young Adults Prone to Psychosis
- How Educational Attainment May Impact Memory and Dementia Risk Later in Life
- Virtual Reality Could Be Gamechanger in Police-Civilian Crisis Encounters
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Brain-Based Visual Impairment in Children
- Changing the Definition of Cerebral Palsy
- How Human Brain Functional Networks Emerge and Develop During the Birth Transition
- How Children Learned for 99% of Human History
- Creativity Camp Improves Adolescent Mental Health, Well-Being
Monday, November 18, 2024
- National Poll: Some Parents Need Support Managing Children's Anger
- The Women and Stress Behind Rural Farming in America
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Friday, November 15, 2024
- Children Exposed to Antiseizure Meds During Pregnancy Face Neurodevelopmental Risks, Study Finds
- Time in Nature Benefits Children With Mental Health Difficulties
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Standardized Autism Screening During Pediatric Well Visits Identified More, Younger Children With High Likelihood for Autism Diagnosis
- New Study Sheds Light on Language Development in Children With Hearing Loss
- The Secrets of Fossil Teeth Revealed by the Synchrotron: A Long Childhood Is the Prelude to the Evolution of a Large Brain
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- Huntington's Disease Gene Also Enhances Early Brain Development and Intelligence, Study Finds
- Depression Rates in LGBTQIA+ Students Are Three Times Higher Than Their Peers, New Research Suggests
- How to Reduce Social Media Stress by Leaning in Instead of Logging Off
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Time Alone Heightens 'threat Alert' In Teenagers -- Even When Connecting on Social Media
- Debunked: Children Aren't Quicker at Picking Up New Motor Skills Than Adults
Monday, November 11, 2024
- 'Emotional Contagion' A Factor in Seniors' Mental Health
- Consistent Bedtime Linked With Better Child Emotion and Behavior Regulation
- Asthma May Place Children at Risk of Memory Difficulties
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- New Study Sheds Light on the Role of Sound and Music in Gendered Toy Marketing
- Effects of Preterm Birth Extend Into Adulthood, Study Finds
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Monday, November 4, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Study Demonstrates Efficacy of Iron Supplements for Children Living With HIV
- The Harmful Frequency and Reach of Unhealthy Foods on Social Media
- First Pediatric Guideline on Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care Focuses on Preventing Overdose
- Sleeping for 2: Insomnia Therapy Reduces Postpartum Depression, Study Shows
- A Common Steroid Therapy May Influence Brain Development in Preterm Infants
- How COVID-19 Transformed Family Dinners
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- Low-Level Lead Poisoning Is Still Pervasive in the US and Globally
- Similarities in Brain Development Between Marmosets and Humans
Monday, October 28, 2024
- Age Assurance Online Needs to Be Child-Rights Respecting, New Study Says
- Childhood Attention Issues and Genetic Factors May Predict Psychosis Risk
- Dramatic Drop in Marijuana Use Among U.S. Youth Over a Decade (2011 to 2021)
- Cannabis Use During Pregnancy Can Impact Thinking and Learning Skills, Increase Aggression Among Children, Study Shows
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Let Sleeping Babies Lie: Scientists Highlight Negative Impacts of Sleep Disruption on Early Brain Development
- Safety and Security: Study Shines Light on Factors Behind Refugees' Resilience
- Early Active Learning Boosts Skills for Children Born Into Extreme Poverty, but Gains Fade for Black Boys, Study Shows
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- New Study Finds Partner's Happiness Linked to Lower Stress Hormone Levels in Older Couples
- Screen-Free Bedtimes Boost Toddler Sleep, New Research Shows
- Dangers of the Metaverse and VR for US Youth Revealed in New Research
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Manliness Concerns Impede Forgiveness of Coworkers
- Effects of Chemical Mixtures: Neurotoxic Effects Add Up
- Researchers Use Genetics to Find Psychopathology Risks
- New Study Highlights the Dangers of Handheld Cellphone Use Among Teen Drivers
- Study Highlights Key Challenges and Opportunities in Transitioning Autistic Individuals Into Adulthood
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- Why Leadership Outweighs an Interdisciplinary Mix in the Effectiveness of a Research Team
- Good Physical Fitness from Childhood Protects Mental Health
- Older Adults Appear Less Emotionally Affected by Heat
- Large-Scale Study of Children With Genetic Disorders Finds Huge Benefit of Diagnosis
Monday, October 14, 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024
- Asking a Person to Talk About Their Parents in Therapy Can Distort Memories of Childhood Emotions
- Researchers Identify Neurodevelopmental Symptoms That Indicate Genetic Disorders
Thursday, October 10, 2024
- To Make Children Better Fact-Checkers, Expose Them to More Misinformation -- With Oversight
- New Research Identifies Key Mental Health Risk Factors for Children After Trauma
- Coffee During Pregnancy Safe for Baby's Brain Development, Study Suggests
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
- Gene Therapy Shows Long-Term Benefit for Patients With a Rare Pediatric Brain Disease
- Neurons Look Different in Children With Autism, Research Finds
- Toddlers Show Increased Physical Activity With a Robot Playmate Moving Around the Room
- Parenting Programs Help Kids, but Provide Insufficient Support for Parents
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Monday, October 7, 2024
- Fear of Childbirth Is Associated With Shorter Duration of Breastfeeding
- Childhood Social Interactions Can Combat Stereotypes
Thursday, October 3, 2024
- Hoarding Disorder: 'Sensory CBT' Treatment Strategy Shows Promise
- Psychological Distress in Adults and Caregivers About Food Allergy Is Widespread and Unrecognized