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Origin of Sino-Tibetan language family revealed by new research

May 6, 2019 Anthropology, Child Development, Cultures, Fossils, Language Acquisition, Literacy, Origin of Life, Relationships

The Sino-Tibetan language family includes early literary languages, such as Chinese, Tibetan, and Burmese, and is represented by more than

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Screen time — even before bed — has little impact on teen well-being

April 9, 2019 Child Development, Child Psychology, Children's Health, Depression, Mental Health, Mental Health Research, Teen Health, Workplace Health

Data from more than 17,000 teenagers show little evidence of a relationship between screen time and well-being in adolescents. The

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Kicking goals for kids with autism: Coaching the Coach to coach the kids

March 31, 2019 Autism, Child Development, Educational Policy, Learning Disorders, Numeracy, Poverty and Learning, Sports, STEM Education

Ahead of World Autism Awareness Day on April 2, researchers from the University of South Australia are turning autism interventions

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The evolution of brain tumors

March 21, 2019 Brain Tumor, cancer, Child Development, Hearing Impairment, Intelligence, Language Acquisition, Lung Cancer, Prostate Cancer

Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center found in a recent study that only three different genetic alterations drive the

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Some personal beliefs and morals may stem from genetics

February 26, 2019 ADD and ADHD, Child Development, Child Psychology, Infant and Preschool Learning, Learning Disorders, parenting, Relationships, Social Psychology

A new baby is often welcomed with speculation about whether they got their eyes and nose from mom or dad,

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Brain pathways of aversion identified

February 18, 2019 Brain Injury, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Child Development, Depression, Disorders and Syndromes, Intelligence, Neuroscience, psychology

What happens in the brain when we feel discomfort? Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden are now one step closer

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Better analysis of psychological flexibility: Psychological flexibility — the bedrock of a much-used psychological therapy

January 11, 2019 Behavior, Child Development, Child Psychology, Consumer Behavior, Educational Psychology, Intelligence, Multiple Sclerosis, Psychiatry

According to figures from NHS England, some 1.4 million people were referred for NHS mental health therapy during 2017. This

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Obsessive compulsive symptoms in youth may be a red flag for other psychological issues: Almost 40 percent of youth in study exhibit at least one obsessive or compulsive behavior

January 7, 2019 Child Development, Child Psychology, Children's Health, Diseases and Conditions, Mental Health, Mental Health Research, Psychiatry, Teen Health

Engaging in repetitive and ritualistic behaviors is part of typical child development. However, behaviors that develop into obsessive and compulsive

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Passive exposure alone can enhance the learning of foreign speech sounds

December 18, 2018 Child Development, Educational Psychology, Intelligence, Language Acquisition, Learning Disorders, Literacy, Memory, Perception

Ability to understand and subsequently speak a new language requires the ability to accurately discriminate speech sounds of a given

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Parents put nature in the shopping basket

November 14, 2018 Child Development, Child Psychology, Consumer Behavior, Educational Psychology, epilepsy, parenting, Psychiatry, psychology

In a world of vast consumer choice, ambiguous product descriptions and self-appointed experts, parents face a minefield when picking out

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