Most parents think of praise as a positive thing – a way to reinforce desired behavior. However, a...
Tag - Child Development
Study Highlights More Developmental Benefits of Reading To Your Child
While most parents know that reading and writing can boost their child’s literacy skills, there are...
The ACOG Recommends Delaying Umbilical Cord Clamping
The benefits of umbilical cord clamping have been researched for than a decade, and the practice...
Google’s Project Bloks: Teaching Kids New Skills
Google's Project Bls has the ambitious goal of creating an open hardware platform that researchers...
Five Decades of Research Concludes Spanking Is a Bad Discipline Choice
A new study published in this month's Journal of Family Psychology loed at 50 years of research...
Children’s Vocabulary at Age Two Predictor of Success
Researchers say a child’s vocabulary at age two could indicate their level of success as adults. In...
Study Finds No Evidence of Negative Impact for Children Raised by Same Sex Couples
Though there haven’t been many studies on the impact of being raised by same sex couples, and are...
Could Surgery during Infancy Hold Possible Repercussions?
There’s nothing frightening than watching your baby be wheeled off into an operating room, but when...
Altruism in Children Linked to Better Physiological Regulation
Altruism—the giving of something that is personally costly—has been shown to promote physical and...
People with Autism are Sensitive to the World around Them, Not Impaired
Since probably its first diagnosis, most have considered autism an impairment. However, emerging...
8 Reasons to Enroll Your Toddler in Preschool
It can be hard to let go of your baby, especially if it’s your first or your last. But there are...