Category: Research
Parents, kids spend more time discussing how to use mobile technology
Study found that parents spend more time talking with children about the mechanics of using their mobile devices than they do about what they watch and download
To prepare kids financially, give them practice with money
The process through which parents impart knowledge onto their children is known as “financial socialisation.”
Childhood physical inactivity reaches crisis levels around the globe
Report compares 49 countries; says 75 percent of countries have failing physical activity grades
Effects of early education intervention on behaviour persist for 4 decades
Education plays a role in sense of fairness, social interactions
Music improves social communication in autistic children
Engaging in musical activities such as singing and playing instruments in one-on-one therapy can improve autistic children’s social communication skills
Are children’s television programmes too cool for school?
New research to be presented at the 2018 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition looks at how school life is depicted on children’s TV shows and what influence it may have on how children perceive school
Gender inequality could be driving the deaths of girls under 5
Levels of gender inequality across the world are associated with disproportionate death rates among girls under five years old
Unique patterns of neural communications found in brains of children with autism
At a time different parts of the brain are supposed to be talking to each other or working together, the communication between different regions of the brain appears to take unexpected exits and detours for no apparent reason.
Study reveals how the brain overcomes its own limitations
Strategies to compensate for uncertainty help the brain succeed at difficult mental computations
How to avoid raising a materialistic child
If you’re a parent, you may be concerned that materialism among children has been on.