Preschool care should be universally available and offer the services that families need from pregnancy.
Professor Kenneth A DodgeAugust 2019
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The key predictor of antisocial behavior and violent crime (as opposed to nonviolent crime) is poor emotion regulation in early childhood.
Child & Family Blog EditorJuly 2019
Many parents say they plan to stop corporal punishment of their children after a parenting skills program.
Professor Seth ScholerJuly 2019
The social effects of video games are hard to decipher. In this Norwegian study, more electronic gaming at 10 years old was linked to less…
Child & Family Blog EditorJuly 2019
Support for language development in early childhood needs to start right at the beginning and in the home.
Child & Family Blog EditorJuly 2019
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“Educators, parents and policy makers should all be concerned at the rapid decline in unsupervised free play for children, which may damage early child development and later social and emotional learning.”
Stuart BrownFounder and President of National Institute for Play, California, USA
Researchers recommend further work to understand whether awe can help improve early learning.
Child & Family Blog EditorJuly 2019
Significant maternal health changes in response to a small change in actual days of parental leave taken by fathers suggest days at home are used…
Child & Family Blog EditorJuly 2019
Study shows a correlation between screen time at age of 3 and missed early childhood development milestones at 5.
Sheri MadiganMay 2019
Overbearing parents can harm toddlers’ capacities to manage their feelings and actions, opening pathways to later difficulties with school and friends.
Professor Lilly ShanahanMay 2019
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An Assorted Pick
Children who show persistent antisocial behavior between 5 and 12 tend to be headed for a troubled relationship with learning institutions.
Developmental parenting is blossoming in low-income families whose young children are catching up to wealthier peers.
Research across many countries shows the childhood anxiety and aggression caused by hitting a child may not fall, and can increase, when mum is very…
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