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Trickle-Down Anxiety: Study Examines Parental Behaviors That Create Anxious Children
November 1, 2012 Parents with social anxiety disorder are more likely than parents with other forms of anxiety to engage in behaviors that put their children at high risk for developing angst of their own, according ... > full story -
Rethinking Reading Instruction
November 1, 2012 Many educators have long believed that when words differ on only one sound, early readers can learn the rules of phonics by focusing on what is different between the words. Scientists are turning ... > full story -
More Evidence Needed to Support Use of Autism Interventions
November 1, 2012 A new study finds there is not evidence to fully endorse any nonmedical interventions designed to help children with autism spectrum disorders. The findings underscore the need for new, well-designed ... > full story -
Five Year Olds Are Generous Only When They're Watched
October 31, 2012 Children as young as five are generous when others are aware of their actions, but antisocial when sharing with a recipient who can't see them, according to new ... > full story -
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Single Protein Targeted as Root Biological Cause of Several Childhood Psychiatric Disorders
October 31, 2012 New research may revolutionize the biological understanding of some childhood psychiatric disorders. Scientists found that if the protein, SRGAP3, is malformed, it causes problems in brain ... > full story -
Happy Children Less at Risk of Becoming Victims of Cyberbullying
October 31, 2012 The latest research on the impact of cynerbullying on children has just been collected in a special double issue of the journal Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, published by Routledge. From ... > full story -
Too Much Risk Associated With SSRI Usage and Pregnancy, Research Suggests
October 31, 2012 Elevated risk of miscarriage, preterm birth, neonatal health complications and possible longer term neurobehavioral abnormalities, including autism, suggest that a class of antidepressants known as ... > full story -
Researchers to Debate the Call for Sexual Abstinence Education in Schools
October 30, 2012 Introducing abstinence education into UK schools could be a less effective substitute for comprehensive Sex and Relationship Education aimed at children and young adults, say a research ... > full story -
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Children With Obesity Must Be Treated in Time
October 30, 2012 Behavioral treatment for inducing weight-loss can be very effective for severely obese children. However, the treatment to change dietary and exercise habits must be given in time, as it showed to ... > full story -
Distinct Developmental Patterns Identified in Children With Autism During Their First Three Years
October 30, 2012 Researchers have found a preclinical phase in children with autism that is not easily detected. Published in the journal Child Development, the study found that early in development, children who ... > full story
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