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Out of Africa? Data Fail to Support Language Origin in Africa
Last year, a report claiming
to support the idea that the
origin of language can be
traced to West Africa
appeared in Science. The
... > full story
Six to Nine-Month-Olds Understand the Meaning of Many Spoken Words
At an age when "ba-ba" and
"da-da" may be their only
utterances, infants
nevertheless comprehend
words for many common
objects, according to a new
... > full story
High School Students Test Best With 7 Hours of Sleep at Night
New research finds that 16-
to 18-year-olds perform
better academically when
they shave about two hours
off what current guidelines
prescribe. ... > full story
Controlling Parents More Likely to Have Delinquent Children
Authoritarian parents whose
child-rearing style can be
summed up as
“it’s my way or
the highway” are more
likely to raise
... > full story
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Left-Handed? Different Bodies, Different Minds
February 14, 2012 — We like to think of ourselves as rational creatures, absorbing information, weighing it carefully, and making thoughtful decisions. But, as it turns out, we're kidding ourselves. Over the past few ... > full story -
How Do Children Learn to Read Silently?
February 14, 2012 — Researchers uses eye-tracking technology to chart oral-to-silent reading ... > full story -
Both Maternal and Paternal Age Linked to Autism
February 10, 2012 — Older maternal and paternal age are jointly associated with having a child with autism, according to a recent ... > full story -
Kids Show Cultural Gender Bias
February 10, 2012 — A recent study examining whether speaking French influenced how children assigned gender to objects yielded some interesting observations. Researchers found some differences between the monolingual ... > full story -
When Children Don't Get a Valentine's Day Card
February 9, 2012 — Valentine’s Day can be pretty painful for kids who don’t get their share of heart-shaped cards. An expert offers tips for parents when their kids come home ... > full story -
Some Formerly Cohabiting Couples With Children Keep Romantic Relationship
February 8, 2012 — When low-income cohabiting couples with children decide to no longer live together, that doesn’t necessarily mean the end of their romantic relationship, a new study ... > full story -
Young Love Really Can Hurt: Parents Can Use Valentine's Month to Teach Safe Dating for Teens
February 7, 2012 — There’s a dark side to puppy love. Teen dating: it’s a subject that causes many parents to shudder and shy away, but parents can use Valentine’s Day to start important conversations ... > full story -
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Children Hospitalized at Alarming Rate Due to Abuse, U.S. Study Finds
February 6, 2012 — In one year alone, over 4,500 children in the United States were hospitalized due to child abuse, and 300 of them died of their injuries, researchers report in a new ... > full story -
Positive Parenting During Early Childhood May Prevent Obesity
February 6, 2012 — Programs that support parents during their child’s early years hold promise for obesity prevention, according to a new ... > full story -
Hearing Metaphors Activates Brain Regions Involved in Sensory Experience
February 3, 2012 — New brain imaging research reveals that a region of the brain important for sensing texture through touch, the parietal operculum, is also activated when someone listens to a sentence with a textural ... > full story
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