News tagged with child care
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A mother's touch: Study shows maternal stimuli can improve cognitive function, stress resilience
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCI child neurologist and neuroscientist Dr. Tallie Z. Baram has found that maternal care and other sensory input triggers activity in a baby's developing brain that improves cognitive function ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 04, 2010 |
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Children perceive humanoid robot as emotional, moral being
(PhysOrg.com) -- Robot nannies could diminish child care worries for parents of young children. Equipped with alarms and monitoring capabilities to guard children from harm, a robot nanny would let parents ...
Apr 06, 2012 |
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Study finds effects of early child care at age 15
Teens who were in high-quality child care settings as young children scored slightly higher on measures of academic and cognitive achievement and were slightly less likely to report acting-out behaviors than peers who were ...
May 14, 2010 |
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Foster care may boost brain activity of institutionalized children
Children raised in institutions are more likely to lag physically, socially, and cognitively, but little is known about what happens to children's brains when they live in institutions. Now a new study finds that placing ...
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Center-based care and insensitive parenting may have lasting effects
A growing number of American children are enrolled in child care and questions remain about how these settings may affect them in both positive and negative ways. A new study published in the May/June 2009 issue of the journal ...
May 15, 2009 |
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Parents treble time they spend on childcare compared with 1975
(PhysOrg.com) -- The time British parents spent on child care each day more than trebled between 1975 and 2000, Oxford research shows.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 07, 2010 |
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More children in Europe with Swedish family policy
European politicians who want women to have more children should consider the Swedish model with subsidised child care and paid parental leave. This is the conclusion of a new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 04, 2011 |
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Study: 2 million babies and mothers die at birth
(AP) -- More than 2 million babies and mothers die worldwide each year from childbirth complications, outnumbering child deaths from malaria and HIV/AIDS, according to a study.
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Prioritizing low-cost, simple health measures would save 2.5 million child lives a year
Almost a third of the children under age five who die each year could be saved if governments rebalance health spending to ensure low-cost, simple interventions such as safe water and hygiene, bed nets and basic maternal ...
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare
In a new study, the amount of television viewed by many young children in child care settings doubles the previous estimates of early childhood screen time, with those in home-based settings watching significantly more on ...
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Length of time in institutional care may influence children's learning
The amount of time children spend in institutional care may affect how their brains develop.
Feb 05, 2010 |
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Survey shows many child care centers use pesticides to control pests
(PhysOrg.com) -- A survey of 637 licensed child care centers conducted by a UC Berkeley researcher for the California Department of Pesticide Regulation found that many of the centers have used pesticide spays and foggers ...
Jul 21, 2010 |
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Report details separation of immigrant parents, children
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arizona researcher Nina Rabin has released a new report detailing what happens to certain families and their children when parents are apprehended by immigration enforcement.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 09, 2011 |
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Report: Fight fat even in toddlers, preschoolers
(AP) -- A food pyramid just for the under-2 set? Contrary to popular belief, children don't usually outgrow their baby fat - and a new report urges steps to help prevent babies, toddlers and preschoolers from getting too ...
Jun 23, 2011 |
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'Generation Squeezed': Today's family staggering under the pressure
Canadian parents today are raising families with less money and time than the Baby Boomer generation even though the country's economy has doubled in size since 1976, says a new study released at the University of Saskatchewan ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 18, 2011 |
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