Child Psychology News
June 13, 2025
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June 3, 2025 — The effects of artificial intelligence on adolescents are nuanced and complex, according to a new report that calls on developers to prioritize features that protect young people from exploitation, manipulation and the erosion of real-world ...
June 2, 2025 — Human-AI interactions are well understood in terms of trust and companionship. However, the role of attachment and experiences in such relationships is not entirely clear. In a new breakthrough, researchers from Waseda University have devised a ...
May 30, 2025 — Singing to your infant can significantly boost the baby's mood, according to a recent study. Around the world and across cultures, singing to babies seems to come instinctively to caregivers. Now, new findings support that singing is an easy, safe, ...
May 29, 2025 — Coffee can help you stay awake. But what does caffeine actually do to your brain once you're asleep? Using AI, a team of researchers has an answer: it affects the brain's ...
May 27, 2025 — A new study reveals a concerning decline in self-reported mental health among mothers in the United States between 2016 and 2023. The study also found modest but measurable declines in self-reported physical health during the same ...
May 27, 2025 — Becoming a new mother brings more than just joyful chaos it delivers a profound and persistent sleep shock. A new study reveals that first-time moms lose not just total sleep, but crucial uninterrupted sleep, especially in the first week postpartum. ...
May 1, 2025 — Common mental health conditions are more closely related to people's personalities than previously thought, a study suggests. Personality traits explain about a quarter of the overall risk of mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and ...
May 28, 2025 — Parental warmth and affection in early childhood can have life-long physical and mental health benefits for children, and new research points to an important underlying process: children's sense of ...
May 27, 2025 — The U.S. is facing a maternal health crisis with higher rates of maternal mortality than any other high-income country. Social and economic factors, including income, are recognized determinants of maternal morbidity and mortality. In addition, more ...
May 27, 2025 — How come you can't tickle yourself? And why can some people handle tickling perfectly fine while others scream their heads off? Neuroscientists argue that we should take tickle research more ...
May 22, 2025 — A new study examines the emergence of overimitation in infants aged between 16 and 21 months to see if and how it is linked to social affiliation and other forms of imitation. The researchers found ...
May 22, 2025 — New research suggests that acute stress may impair key brain functions involved in managing emotions -- particularly in people living with 'distress disorders' such as depression, anxiety, and borderline personality ...
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June 13, 2025 — Teens might finally have a good reason to sleep in on weekends within limits. A new study reveals that teenagers who get up to two extra hours of sleep on weekends show fewer anxiety symptoms than ...
May 21, 2025 — Keeping a human in the loop significantly enhances emotional engagement during online psychological ...
May 22, 2025 — Using a novel lab method they developed, researchers have identified nine molecules in the blood that were elevated in teens diagnosed with depression. These molecules also predicted how symptoms ...
May 21, 2025 — A new study confirms that children of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing psychopathology compared to ...
May 21, 2025 — There's good news for people with migraine who take common drugs before or during pregnancy -- a new study found no increase in neurodevelopmental ...
May 21, 2025 — The smallest grooves on the brain's surface, unique to humans, have largely been ignored by anatomists, but recent studies show that they're related to cognitive performance, including face ...
May 19, 2025 — Unique Danish longitudinal study with over 136,000 measurements reveals the connection between pubertal development and weight throughout ...
May 20, 2025 — Poor mental health, rising obesity rates, exposure to violence and climate change are among the key challenges facing our adolescents today, according to a global ...
May 19, 2025 — A hidden link between impulsivity and obesity may not be fixed in human biology but shaped by the cities we live in. Using a novel engineering-based ...
May 19, 2025 — Postpartum depression (PPD) affects up to 15 percent of individuals after childbirth. Early identification of patients at risk of PPD could improve ...
Earlier Headlines
May 15, 2025 — As a group, carriers of recessive disorders are slightly less healthy and have a reduced chance of having offspring. This disadvantage is greatest for carriers of a recessive gene for intellectual ...
May 15, 2025 — New research shows that cyberbullying should be classified as an adverse childhood experience due to its strong link to trauma. Even subtle forms -- like exclusion from group chats -- can trigger ...
May 14, 2025 — Mindfulness-based therapy can offer significant relief for individuals who are still depressed after receiving treatment, according to a new clinical ...
May 14, 2025 — A recent study reveals that the average duration of ADHD medication for children and adolescents is more than three years. However, reliable, controlled data on the safety of marketed ADHD medicines ...
May 14, 2025 — A new study outlines how artificial intelligence-powered handwriting analysis may serve as an early detection tool for dyslexia and dysgraphia among young ...
May 14, 2025 — Postpartum maternal mental health and mother-to-infant bonding are well-established as critical factors in a child's psychosocial development. However, few studies have explored the combined ...
May 14, 2025 — Researchers have discovered how inferred emotions are learned. The study shows that the frontal part of the brain coordinates with the amygdala -- a brain region important for simple forms of ...
May 13, 2025 — As kids spend more time on screens, a new national survey conducted by Ipsos on behalf of The Kids Mental Health Foundation, founded by Nationwide Children's Hospital, identifies parents' ...
May 12, 2025 — A team of researchers has identified distinct mother-offspring attachment types in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus). Drawing parallels with human psychology, the study provides compelling ...
May 8, 2025 — Music could provide a breakthrough in assessing consciousness levels in children who have suffered significant brain injuries, according to new ...
May 7, 2025 — Parents' genes -- even when not directly inherited by a child -- may play a role in their educational and mental health outcomes, finds a new ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 — Getting a timely diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is a major challenge, but new research shows that how young adults, and potentially children, grasp objects could offer a simpler way to ...
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 ...
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 — 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 performance, and impaired social-emotional ...
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 health conditions when it comes to social media -- ...
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- Recessive Genes Are Subject to Darwinian Selection
- Cyberbullying in Any Form Can Be Traumatizing for Kids
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Mindfulness Course Effective in People With Difficult-to-Treat Depression
- New Study Raises Concerns About the Safety of Long-Term ADHD Medication Treatment in Children
- The Key to Spotting Dyslexia Early Could Be AI-Powered Handwriting Analysis
- Postpartum Depression and Bonding: Long-Term Effects on School-Age Children
- How the Brain Allows Us to Infer Emotions
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Monday, May 12, 2025
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Non-Inherited Genes Affect Children's Development
- Losing a Parent May Increase Children's Risk of Being Bullied
- Childhood Brain Tumors Develop Early in Highly Specialized Nerve Cells
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Monday, May 5, 2025
- How Individuals Grasp an Object May Offer Simpler Diagnosis for Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Neighborhood Stress May Impact Kids' Brains -- And Increase Depression Risk
- Gorilla Study Reveals Complex Pros and Cons of Friendship
- Children as Young as Five Can Navigate a 'tiny Town'
- Spanking and Other Physical Discipline Lead to Exclusively Negative Outcomes for Children in Low And Middle-Income Countries
- Teens With Mental Health Conditions Use Social Media Differently Than Their Peers, Study Suggests
Friday, May 2, 2025
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
- Study Links Childhood Trauma to Increased Substance Use and Unexpected Effects on Heart Rate and Blood Pressure in Adolescents
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
- Missed School Is an Overlooked Consequence of Tropical Cyclones, Warming Planet
- Age, Previous Sports Experience, Stronger Predictors of Performance in Children Than Previous Concussions
- Study Suggests Dance and Lullabies Aren't Universal Human Behaviors
- Teenage Years Crucial for Depression Intervention
Thursday, May 1, 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
- Biological Pathway in the Brain Could Help Explain Why Teenage Girls Are More Depressed Than Boys
- What Does 'that' Mean in 'Did You See That?'
- Exercise of Any Kind Boosts Brainpower at Any Age
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