Getting children to bed on time can be a chore, but it could pay off with fewer behavioral problems later on.
child development
Building Kids’ Vocabulary Doesn’t Have to Involve Words
The stronger a child’s vocabulary, the more successful she tends to be in school, and new research shows that the word-building can begin before kids start talking.
A Sense of Adventure May Distinguish Identical Twins From Each Other
Curiosity may be key to distinguishing among identical twins — at least when it comes to rodents.
Family MattersChildhood
Is Quality Pre-Kindergarten the Key to a Better Vocabulary?
Preschool might seem like nothing more than child’s play — a riot of high-spirited kids engaged in finger painting, blockbuilding and games.
How Disasters and Trauma Can Affect Children’s Empathy
Do children become more kind and empathetic after a disaster— or does the experience make them more focus more on self-preservation?
Let the Kids Play: They’ll Do Better in School
Think that physical activity is just good for the body? Turns out exercise can help youngsters do better in school too
Family MattersParenting
Advice from Dr. Spock’s 9th Edition: Less Materialism, More Nature
More than six decades after his seminal child care book was published, Dr. Spock still knows what’s best for baby.
Babies: They’re Smarter Than You Think
Every parent thinks they’re baby is exceptionally smart — and cute, too. But while it can’t be true that every infant is above average, Lake Wobegon-style, it turns out that babies become able to reason surprisingly well at a …
Exposure to Pesticides in Pregnancy Can Lower Children’s IQ
Moms-to-be have a lot to worry about while they’re expecting, especially since everything they’re exposed to has a chance of affecting their developing baby.
How Arguing Improves Students’ Reasoning Skills
American educators agreed last year that argumentative reasoning should be taught in schools when those in most states adopted the new Common Core State Standards, a state-led effort to establish educational benchmarks to prepare …
Study: Fish Oil Supplements May Not Benefit Pregnant Moms or Babies
Pregnant women have a lot to worry about when it comes to keeping their bodies and their developing babies healthy. Now researchers in Australia report that fish-oil supplements, a popular nutritional boost that many moms-to-be …
Using Videos to Help Diagnose Autism in Babies
The causes of autism are still unclear, but evidence is building that early intervention — before age 1 — may help mitigate or even prevent the developmental disorder from occurring in the first place. Making such early treatment more possible, researchers now report a promising new way of detecting autism in infants as young as 14 months.