Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a behavioral disorder characterized by the inability to focus and a lack of control over behaviors often leading to an overactive state. ADHD is often diagnosed in children, who are usually prescribed stimulant drugs to control their behaviors. Even though these drugs might help some children, ...
Date Posted: November 8, 2013
Categories: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Child and/or ...
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Imagine if scientists discovered a toxic substance that increased the risks of cancer, diabetes and heart, lung and liver disease for millions of people. Something that also increased one’s risks for smoking, drug abuse, suicide, teen pregnancy, ...
Nov 6
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development, Parenting, Stress ...
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Early life pain alters neural circuits in the brain that regulate stress, suggesting pain experienced by infants who often do not receive analgesics while undergoing tests and treatment in neonatal intensive care may permanently alter future ...
Oct 31
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development, Pain management
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Growing up in poverty can have long-lasting, negative consequences for a child. But for poor children raised by parents who lack nurturing skills, the effects may be particularly worrisome, according to a new study at Washington University School of ...
Oct 29
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development
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Sifting through a massive study of low-income children and their families, Lynch School of Education Professor Rebekah Levine Coley and colleagues have gleaned new insights into the harmful effects of substandard housing on families and ...
Oct 26
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development
GOTwo in every five children born in Hong Kong to mainland parents may grow up maladjusted if they are made to cross the border daily for classes or live away from their parents, a research specialist in youth development has warned. The risk of ...
Oct 25
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development
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A novel autism intervention program using theatre to teach reciprocal communication skills is improving social deficits in ...
Oct 25
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child ...
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Childhood behaviour problems are a robust predictor of future physical and mental health problems, according to a preeminent Australian psychologist.
University of New South Wales Professor of Psychology, and director of the university’s Child ...
Oct 11
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development
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Don’t rely on one source of information about your preschoolers’ inattention or hyperactivity. Rather, consider how your child behaves at home as well as information from his or her teacher and a clinician. This advice comes from Sarah O'Neill, ...
Oct 3
Categories: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Child Development
GOChildren who are extremely overweight achieve lower math grades and attend German upper secondary school (Gymnasium) less frequently, is shown by a study, undertaken by the WZB Berlin Social Science Center (WZB). For the first time, it has been ...
Oct 1
Categories: Child Development
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The onset of mental illness can occur as young as 14, so it stands to reason that the emotional wellbeing of youth is a very real and very relevant concern in today’s society.
Some of the problems young people face are longstanding; drug and ...
Sep 30
Categories: Child Development, Teenage Issues
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The effects of childhood abuse and lack of parental affection can last a lifetime, taking a toll both emotionally and physically.
There are many reports assessing the psychological damage resulting from childhood abuse, and the effects on physical ...
Sep 28
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development, Parenting
GOAlthough rituals such as shaking hands or saying, “bless you” after a sneeze don’t make practical sense, these arbitrary social conventions give people a sense of belonging in a particular social group. And according to a new psychology study ...
Sep 21
Categories: Child Development
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In a new study looking at toddlers and preschoolers with autism, researchers found that children with better motor skills were more adept at socializing and communicating.
Published online today in the journal Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, ...
Sep 12
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child ...
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Positive interactions in a pre-kindergarten classroom may be equally or more important to the future academic development of 4-year-olds than learning letters and numbers, according to Dale Farran, senior associate director of the Peabody Research ...
Sep 11
Categories: Child Development
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Parents who yell at their adolescent children for misbehaving can cause some of the same problems as hitting them would, including increased risk of depression and aggressive behavior, according to a new study.
A good, warm relationship with Mom ...
Sep 10
Categories: Child Development, Parenting
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