Screen time — even before bed — has little impact on teen well-being
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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New mothers reduce their alcohol intake, but this change is short-lived: Research tracked the drinking habits of more than 4,000 people in their teens, twenties and thirties
Most women dramatically reduce their alcohol intake on learning they are pregnant, but by the time their child is five
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Some personal beliefs and morals may stem from genetics
A new baby is often welcomed with speculation about whether they got their eyes and nose from mom or dad,
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Better analysis of psychological flexibility: Psychological flexibility — the bedrock of a much-used psychological therapy
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
Engaging in repetitive and ritualistic behaviors is part of typical child development. However, behaviors that develop into obsessive and compulsive
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Parents put nature in the shopping basket
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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Unseen infections harming world’s children
Children around the world are suffering from unnoticed infections that are stunting their growth and mental development, new research from
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Gender identities disrupted — and reinforced: Older children and girls are more likely to tell alternative narratives that challenge the status quo
New Northwestern University research analyzing the ways children’s gender narratives reinforce or disrupt gender inequality found that older children —
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Teenagers have a hard time reading one another’s tones of voice: But when it comes to understanding adult tones of voice — they are right on!
Your teenage daughter gets into a shouting match with another kid at school. It turns out that it may have
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Two methods for measuring children’s exposure to radio frequencies are compared
A study has quantified emissions coming from radio frequency sources, and by means of personal and spot measurements has analysed
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