Category: Health & Well-being
Teenagers less likely to respond to mothers with controlling tone of voice
Cardiff University study showed adolescents were less likely to want to engage with schoolwork when mothers spoke with a pressurising tone
Research shows puberty changes the brains of boys and girls differently
Findings indicate that there are opposite changes of brain activity in boys and in girls as they go through puberty.
Sharing goals – be careful whom you share with
If you want to achieve a goal, make sure you share your objective with the.
Study identifies possible genetic link between children’s language and mental health
Study demonstrates genetic effects but they need to be replicated in larger independent datasets to confirm the findings.
Frequent use of social media may compromise teenage girls’ mental health by increasing exposure to bullying and reducing sleep and physical exercise
First study to examine three mechanisms by which very frequent use of social media may harm mental health suggests efforts should be made to reduce young people’s exposure to harmful content, and the impact it has on healthy activities
Children born to older parents tend to have fewer behaviour problems
According to researchers at The Society For Research In Child Development
Offering children a wide variety and large quantities of snack food encourages them to eat more
Less focus on plate size and more on reducing quantity and variety of food key to getting children to snack less
Children living in countryside outperform children living in metropolitan area in motor skills
Young children’s daily living environment and motor skills are closely related in the Finnish context
Teens who can describe negative emotions can stave off depression
Teenagers who can describe their negative emotions in precise and nuanced ways are better protected.
Two hours a week is key dose of nature for health and wellbeing
Spending at least two hours a week in nature may be a crucial threshold for.