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Premature Babies Have Altered Sensory Responses In Later LifeIn ScienceDaily: Child Development News - Posted 2 weeks ago
Premature infants who need intensive care or surgery are less sensitive to thermal (hot and cold) sensations later in life. The new study suggests that pain and injury related to major medical interventions in early development may alter how children... Infants Participate In Complex Interactions With Their ParentsIn ScienceDaily: Child Development News - Posted 5 weeks ago
A new study shows that infants appear to be active participants in complex interactional sequences with their parents far earlier than previously thought.... New Program Teaches Preschoolers Reading Skills, Getting Along ...In ScienceDaily: Child Development News - Posted 7 weeks ago
It's possible to teach preschoolers the pre-reading skills they need for later school success, while at the same time fostering the socials skills necessary for making friends and avoiding conflicts with their peers.... Social Comparisons In Early ChildhoodIn ScienceDaily: Child Development News - Posted 9 weeks ago
Previous research has shown that preschoolers maintain positive self-evaluations and high levels of performance even when they see that their peers have out-performed them. However, new research suggests that preschoolers are very sensitive to gender... Baby Talk: Roots Of Early Vocabulary In Infants' Learning From ...In ScienceDaily: Child Development News - Posted 9 weeks ago
A new report describes an increasing emphasis among researchers in studying vocabulary development in infants. Recent findings have shown that infants are not only aware of the pieces that make up a word, but they are already aware of the entire word... Aggressive Phototherapy Can Improve Neurodevelopmental Outcomes...In ScienceDaily: Child Development News - Posted 10 weeks ago
Researchers say the use of aggressive phototherapy reduces the odds that tiny premature infants will develop neurodevelopmental impairment such as cerebral palsy, blindness, deafness or physical or mental challenges.... Behavioral Link Between Breastfeeding And Lower Risk Of Childho...In ScienceDaily: Child Development News - Posted 10 weeks ago
While breastfeeding has been shown to reduce the risk of childhood obesity, the reason isn't clear. Researchers think it might have something to do with mom's attitudes and behavior at feeding time.... Gorilla Study Gives Clues To Human Language DevelopmentIn ScienceDaily: Child Development News - Posted 11 weeks ago
A new study provides evidence that gorilla communication is linked to the left hemisphere of the brain - just as it is in humans.... Babies And Beethoven: Infants Can Tell Happy Songs From SadIn ScienceDaily: Child Development News - Posted 12 weeks ago
A new study shows that 5-month-old babies can distinguish an upbeat tune, such as Ode to Joy from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, from a lineup of gloomier compositions. By age 9 months, babies can do the opposite and pick out the sorrowful sound of Be... Pregnancy Does Not Affect Cognitive Functions, Despite Mothers'...In ScienceDaily: Child Development News - Posted 12 weeks ago
Pregnancy and motherhood may make us all go a little gooey, but it's not turning mums' brains into mush, according to mental health researchers in Australia.... |
