Child Development

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Read the latest research in child development including how newborns learn to think, how sleep patterns emerge, problems with toddlers and more.

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Last news: June 29, 2007 11:00:00

How do sweet children turn into delinquents seemingly right before our eyes? A unique study appearing in the June issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, shows that, in children, a highly reactive autonomic nervous system, which regulates our cardiovascular, digestive and respiratory functions, paired with a stressful family environment leads to increased instances of maladaptive personality change. - [Read more]

Men and women with multiple sclerosis (MS) equally transmit the genetic risk of the disease to their children, according to a new study. The research contradicts the results of another recent study, which found affected fathers were more likely than affected mothers to transmit the risk of developing MS to their children. - [Read more]

Research in Human Development Volume 1, Issue 1&2, Page 1-3, Mar 2004. (Source: LEA: Research in Human Development: Table of Contents) - [Read more]

Parenting Volume 1, Issue 1&2, Page 1-4, May 2001. (Source: LEA: Parenting: Table of Contents) - [Read more]

NHSA Dialog: A Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Intervention Field Volume 1, Issue 1, Page 1-13, Mar 1997. (Source: LEA: NHSA Dialog: A Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Intervention Field: Table of Contents) - [Read more]

Journal of Cognition and Development Volume 1, Issue 1, Page 1-1, Feb 2000. (Source: LEA: Journal of Cognition and Development: Table of Contents) - [Read more]

Early Education and Development Volume 1, Issue 1, Page 5-6, Jul 1989. (Source: LEA: Early Education and Development: Table of Contents) - [Read more]

Toddlers learn their first words better from people than from Teletubbies, according to new research. Children younger than 22 months may be entertained, but they do not learn words from the television program. - [Read more]

Children whose mothers were exposed to second-hand smoke while they were pregnant have more symptoms of serious psychological problems compared to the offspring of women who had no prenatal exposure to smoke, according to a new study. - [Read more]

Genetic testing holds great promise for the future. Information generated by genetic testing may provide information that leads to new treatments for common diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. But how do parents really feel about testing their childs DNA for diseases that may not have an available treatment, and how willing are they to store their childs DNA in a government biobank to help yield new strategies for disease treatment and prevention in the future? - [Read more]

Children who were taught a curriculum that focused on self-control and awareness of their own and others emotions were found to exhibit greater social competence and fewer behavioral and emotional problems. - [Read more]

Developmental Science Volume 0, Issue 0, Page ???-???. Abstract We investigated how 14-month-old infants know what others know. In two studies, an infant played with each of two objects in turn while an experimenter was present. Then the experimenter left the room, and the infant played with a third object wi... (Source: Developmental Science) - [Read more]

Developmental Science Volume 0, Issue 0, Page ???-???. Abstract The goal of this research was to assess childrens beliefs about the reality status of storybook characters and events. In Experiment 1, 156 preschool age children heard realistic, fantastical, or religious stories, and their understanding of the... (Source: Developmental Science) - [Read more]

Developmental Science Volume 0, Issue 0, Page ???-???. Abstract Individuals with low working memory capacity (e.g. preschoolers) are more prone to goal neglect, or a failure to execute a goal even though it is understood. We examined the role of goal neglect in performance on the Dimensional Change Card Sort ... (Source: Developmental Science) - [Read more]

Developmental Science Volume 0, Issue 0, Page ???-???. Abstract Both animals and human toddlers can find an object in a rectangular enclosure after they have been disoriented. They use geometric cues (relative lengths of walls) to discriminate among different corners (e.g. long wall to the left, short to the ... (Source: Developmental Science) - [Read more]

Developmental Science Volume 0, Issue 0, Page ???-???. Abstract The current study distinguishes between attributions of goal-directed perception (i.e. attention) and non-goal-directed perception to examine 9-month-olds’ interpretation of others’ head and eye turns. In a looking time task, 9-month-olds encoded... (Source: Developmental Science) - [Read more]

Boys with autism and autism spectrum disorder had higher levels of hormones involved with growth in comparison to boys who do not have autism, researchers report. They believe that the higher hormone levels might explain the greater head circumference seen in many children with autism. - [Read more]

Providing autistic children with explicit instructions to pay more attention to facial expressions and tone of voice elicited an increased response in the medial prefrontal cortex, part of the brains network for understanding the intentions of others. The findings may have implications for future therapeutic interventions. - [Read more]

Girls who suffered childhood sexual abuse are more likely to develop alcoholism later in life if they possess a particular variant of a gene involved in the bodys response to stress, according to a new study. The new finding could help explain why some individuals are more resilient to profound childhood trauma than others. - [Read more]

A meta-analysis of 55 published research studies reveals programs designed to teach social skills to children with autism are failing to meet their goals. The study found that outcomes for social skills training were poor overall, but programs held in normal classroom settings were more likely to result in positive changes than programs held in other environments. - [Read more]