Child Psychology News
May 7, 2025
Top Headlines
May 7, 2025 — A new study surveyed 21,000 children in China and found that the association between parental bereavement and school bullying varied by sex of the child and deceased parent, age when the death occurred, and geographical area. Adolescents in rural ...
May 7, 2025 — Medulloblastomas, brain tumors in children, are thought to develop between the first trimester of pregnancy and the end of the first year of life. Researchers have now analyzed the genetic changes of each individual cancer cell in tumor samples in ...
May 6, 2025 — A study found that targeted coaching for caregivers of infants as young as 8 months significantly enhances babies' communication and cognitive ...
May 5, 2025 — Children who grow up in disadvantaged neighborhoods -- areas with higher levels of crime and deprivation, and lower access to community resources -- are at risk of developing depression, and new research may help to explain ...
Latest Headlines
updated 10:46pm EDT
May 5, 2025 — Neuroscientists are developing methods to map the brain systems that allow us to recognize and get around our ...
May 5, 2025 — Physically punishing children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has exclusively negative outcomes -- including poor health, lower academic ...
May 5, 2025 — Friendship comes with complex pros and cons -- possibly explaining why some individuals are less sociable, according to a new study of ...
May 5, 2025 — One of the first studies in this area to use clinical-level diagnoses reveals a range of differences between young people with and without mental ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Childhood trauma significantly increases the likelihood of engaging in harmful alcohol consumption, smoking and illicit drug use, by the age of ...
May 2, 2025 — Regular chats with friends, time spent in nature and mentally engaging activities are strongly linked to better mental health, according to new research that highlights the power of simple, everyday ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — New research finds that tropical cyclones reduce years of schooling for children in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in areas ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — A new study may offer reassuring news for parents whose children have a history of concussion, but want to get back to playing sports. Researchers ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — Depression in young teens could be easier to treat than in adulthood due to the symptoms being more flexible and not yet ingrained, a study ...
May 1, 2025 — Bad habits such as smoking, heavy drinking and lack of exercise must be tackled as early as possible to boost the odds of a happy and healthy old ...
Earlier Headlines
Apr. 30, 2025 — Researchers explored how manual and keyboard practice influenced children's abilities in their reading and writing learning process. 5-year-olds were taught an artificial alphabet using ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Aiming to address age-related cognitive decline, a growing global health challenge, a team of researchers has developed a VR-based smell-training system to help combat it. This innovative VR game ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — Social singing and dance are often assumed to be hard-wired into the human condition; studies have supported the conclusion that these are common across cultures. But new research from an ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — A new study by developmental scientists offers the first evidence that infants as young as 15 months can identify an object they have learned about from listening to language -- even if the object ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Having a larger waistline, high blood pressure and other risk factors that make up metabolic syndrome is associated with an increased risk of young-onset dementia, according to a new study. ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Body appreciation differs between Middle-Eastern and Western societies, a new international study can reveal, highlighting how cultural and family influences shape body image and eating behaviors in ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — Researchers reveal a strategy that helps medulloblastoma, the most prevalent malignant brain tumor in children, spread and grow on the leptomeninges, the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — Adolescents who sleep for longer -- and from an earlier bedtime -- than their peers tend to have improved brain function and perform better at cognitive tests, researchers have shown. But the study ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — Use of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic chemical found in what is known as 'magic mushrooms,' has increased significantly nationwide since 2019, according to a new ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — Results of a clinical trial finds several outcomes improved for young children when an anesthesiologist observed their brain waves to guide dosing of sevoflurane during ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — A new study suggests that risk factors and biomarkers related to Alzheimer's disease are associated with cognition much earlier in life than previously recognized. The study highlights ...
Apr. 19, 2025 — Five-year-olds exposed to paternal depression are more likely to have behavioral issues in grade school, researchers ...
Apr. 18, 2025 — New research has found that nearly half of the time American children spend with their grandparents involves interacting with or watching media on a screen. How that screen time is managed can ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Affectionate mothering in childhood may have a lasting impact on important personality traits, potentially influencing life outcomes such as educational achievement, economic success, and health and ...
Apr. 15, 2025 — Macaque mothers experience a short period of physical restlessness after the death of an infant, but do not show typical human signs of grief, such as lethargy and appetite loss, finds a new study by ...
Apr. 14, 2025 — A new study has found children born to mothers who experienced gestational diabetes (GDM) during pregnancy are more likely to develop attention-deficient hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and externalizing ...
Apr. 10, 2025 — Scientists explored selectively blocking the CYP3A4 protein responsible for breaking down large swaths of approved drugs, providing a way to improve drug ...
Apr. 10, 2025 — Using eye-tracking -- a technique for recording and analyzing eye movements -- a team has shown that individuals with multiple disabilities can improve their social and emotional skills. Although ...
Apr. 10, 2025 — A recent study found that people may perceive fewer negative effects of alcohol if they are also using cannabis at the same ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — While some studies have suggested that having a mother with Alzheimer's disease may put you more at risk of developing the disease, a new study finds that having a father with the disease may be ...
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- Children's Reading and Writing Develop Better When They Are Trained in Handwriting
- A Virtual Reality Game Integrating Smell to Fight Cognitive Decline
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- By 15 Months, Infants Begin to Learn New Words for Objects, Even Those They've Never Seen
- Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Increased Risk of Young-Onset Dementia
- Family Dynamics Shape Body Image Differently Across Cultures
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- New Research Points out a Promising Strategy for Treating Metastatic Medulloblastoma
- Adolescents Who Sleep Longer Perform Better at Cognitive Tasks
Monday, April 21, 2025
- More Americans Are Using Psilocybin -- Especially Those With Mental Health Conditions, Study Shows
- In Kids, EEG Monitoring of Consciousness Safely Reduces Anesthetic Use
- New Research Lays Groundwork for Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Friday, April 18, 2025
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Monday, April 14, 2025
Thursday, April 10, 2025
- Study Provides Scaffold to Selectively Target Drug Breakdown Process
- Hidden Potential in Multiple Disabilities
- Simultaneous Alcohol, Cannabis Use May Fuel More Drinking
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- Father With Alzheimer's? You May Be More at Risk of Brain Changes
- What Links Cannabis Use and Psychosis? Researchers Point to Brain's Dopamine System
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Tech-Assisted Peer Therapy Effective for Perinatal Depression in Lower Income Countries
- Eye Health Linked to Dementia Risk
- Early Education Impacts Teenage Behavior
Monday, April 7, 2025
- Childhood Experiences Shape the Brain's White Matter With Cognitive Effects Seen Years Later
- First Insights Into How Excitatory and Inhibitory Brain Signals Change as People Age Using Wearable Scanner
- Perceiving One's Own Body: Babies Sense Their Heartbeat and Breathing
Friday, April 4, 2025
- Fear of Rejection Influences How Children Conform to Peers
- Exposure to Wildfire Smoke Linked With Worsening Mental Health Conditions
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- Study Links Teen Girls' Screen Time to Sleep Disruptions and Depression
- Using Everyday Products During Pregnancy Can Affect Newborn's Metabolism, Study Finds
- Researchers Concerned About Rise in Nitrous Oxide Misuse, Deaths in US
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- Exposure to Air Pollution in Childhood Is Associated With Reduced Brain Connectivity
- An Immune Cell May Explain How Maternal Inflammation Causes Neurodevelopmental Disorder
Monday, March 31, 2025
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Friday, March 21, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025
- How Family Background Can Help Lead to Athletic Success
- Why Don't We Remember Being a Baby? New Study Provides Clues
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
- Can Online Games Be an Effective Intervention to Help Adolescents Reduce Substance Abuse?
- Why Are Night Owls at Greater Risk of Depression?
- Classifying Childhood Brain Cancers by Immune Response May Improve Diagnostics and Treatments
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Gender Gap in Teenage Depression Is Twice as Large in London Than in Tokyo, New Study Finds
- Climate Change Fuelling Mental Health Crisis in Areas Most Affected by Climate Crisis
- Mastery of Language Could Predict Longevity
Monday, March 17, 2025
- Bridging Nature and Nurture: Study Reveals Brain's Flexible Foundation from Birth
- How Childhood Adversity Shapes Brain and Behavior
Friday, March 14, 2025
- Oxytocin System of Breastfeeding Affected in Mothers With Postnatal Depression
- New Members of the CDKL Family of Genes Linked to Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Thursday, March 13, 2025
- Why It's Good to Be Nostalgic: Study Suggests You May Have More Close Friends
- Retiring Abroad Puts Older Adults at Risk for Loneliness
- Depressing Findings for Those Suffering from Eating Disorders
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- More Than Marks: How Wellbeing Shapes Academic Success
- Children Who Lack Fish in Their Diets Are Less Sociable and Kind, Study Finds
- Good Parenting Helps, but Has Limits Under Major Deprivation
Monday, March 10, 2025
- Study Pinpoints the Impact of Prenatal Stress Across 27 Weeks of Pregnancy
- What's in a Label? It's Different for Boys Vs. Girls, New Study of Parents Finds
- AI-Based Math: Individualized Support for Schoolchildren
- Limiting Screen Time Protects Children's Mental Health
Friday, March 7, 2025
Thursday, March 6, 2025
- Memory Is Impaired in Aged Rats After 3 Days of High-Fat Eating
- High Temperatures Could Affect Brain Function in Preadolescents
- AI May Help Clinicians Personalize Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Genomics to Revolutionize Treatment of Childhood Rare Diseases
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- Does Getting ADHD Drugs Via Telehealth Increase Addiction Risk?
- For Some, Childhood Adversity Can Promote Resilience to Anxiety Disorders
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Monday, March 3, 2025
- A Third of Children Worldwide Forecast to Be Obese or Overweight by 2050
- Teaching Kids How to Become Better Citizens
- Novel Research Shows Brain Connections Can Predict Future Substance Use in Adolescents
Friday, February 28, 2025
- Researchers Uncover Blood Metabolites That May Influence Early Childhood Development
- How Many Languages Can You Learn at the Same Time? -- Ghanaian Babies Grow Up Speaking Two to Six Languages
Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Violence Alters Human Genes for Generations, Researchers Discover
- Associative Learning: Primary School Children Outperform All Other Age Groups
- Improving Relationships Between Dads and Daughters... It's a Walk in the Park
- Trying to Be Happy Makes Us Unhappier by Zapping Our Self-Control, Study Finds
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Drug May Prevent Some Migraine Attacks in Children and Teens
- How Parenthood May Help Keep Your Brain Young
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Cold Treatment Does Not Appear to Protect Preterm Infants from Disability or Death Caused by Oxygen Loss
- Screening and Treating Maternal Psychological Health Key to Improving Cardiovascular Health
- We Need a New Definition of Dyslexia, Research Says
- Clashing With Classmates: Off-Putting Traits Spark Enemy Relationships
Monday, February 24, 2025
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Single-Session Therapy Can Improve Mental Health Outcomes
- Child ADHD Risk Linked to Mother's Use of Acetaminophen
- Another Way Longer Paternity Leaves Help New Parents
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Lack of Discussion Drives Traditional Gender Roles in Parenthood
- Group Childcare Positively Affects Toddler Development
- Postpartum Depression Discovery Opens Door to Blood Test, Earlier Treatment