News tagged with childhood
'Look at that!' -- ravens use gestures, too
Pointing and holding up objects in order to attract attention has so far only been observed in humans and our closest living relatives, the great apes. Simone Pika from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology and Thomas ...
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Large-scale early education linked to higher living standards and crime prevention 25 years later
High-quality early education has a strong, positive impact well into adulthood, according to research led by Arthur Reynolds, co-director of the Human Capital Research Collaborative and professor of child development, and ...
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Jun 09, 2011 |
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Good relationship with teacher can protect first graders from aggression
Children who have a good relationship with their teacher may be protected from expressing aggression and being the target of aggression at school. That's the key finding in a new study of Canadian first graders that appears ...
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Oct 26, 2011 |
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Childhood hunger policies should target neighborhoods, not families
Policies addressing childhood hunger should target neighborhoods, not individual families, according to new research from Rice University.
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Mar 22, 2012 |
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Experts and parents are unsure of new touch-screen tablet, marketed for very young children
A computer for babies may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but a Canadian company has just made it reality. Last month Rullingnet Corp. launched Vinci, a 7-inch touch-screen tablet that sells for $389 to $479 and ...
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Sep 22, 2011 |
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How languages are built
Parents are often amazed by the speed at which children acquire language in early childhood, becoming fluent around three years of age. Compare this with the average adult attempting to acquire a second language, ...
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Nov 08, 2011 |
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Schools may ban chocolate milk over added sugar
(AP) -- Chocolate milk has long been seen as the spoonful of sugar that makes the medicine go down, but the nation's childhood obesity epidemic has a growing number of people wondering whether that's wise.
May 09, 2011 |
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Poverty-related stress affects readiness for school
Stress in the lives of poor children is one cause of the early achievement gap in which children from low-income homes start school behind their more advantaged classmates.
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Oct 26, 2011 |
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Study: US has much higher obesity rate than Canada
(AP) -- American adults have a significantly higher rate of obesity than their neighbors to the north, a new study says.
Mar 02, 2011 |
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ISU study uses iPhone GPS tools to assist 12 Iowa towns with their Safe Routes to School programs
An Iowa State University-Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) study uses high-tech devices to encourage low-tech solutions to escalating childhood obesity rates in Iowa. This month the researchers are providing ...
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Language patterns are roller-coaster ride during childhood development
Why, and when, do we learn to speak the way that we do? Research from North Carolina State University on African-American children presents an unexpected finding: language use can go on a roller-coaster ride during childhood ...
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Feb 24, 2011 |
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Sticking their necks out for evolution: Why sloths and manatees have unusually long (or short) necks
As a rule all mammals have the same number of vertebrae in their necks regardless of whether they are a giraffe, a mouse, or a human. But both sloths and manatees are exceptions to this rule having abnormal numbers of cervical ...
May 06, 2011 |
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Childhood obesity peaks between ages 7 and 11
(PhysOrg.com) -- Childhood obesity is common and hard to prevent but by identifying when it is most likely to occur, measures can be taken at key stages of childhood or adolescence to prevent it developing.
Apr 06, 2011 |
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EU: Air pollution could reduce life by almost two years
Curbing air pollution in major European cities could save 19,000 lives per year, add almost two years to local life expectancy and save 31.5 billion euros (43.4 billion dollars) in health costs and work absenteeism, ...
Mar 02, 2011 |
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Doctors aim to save fertility of kids with cancer
(AP) -- The treatment beating back 9-year-old Dylan Hanlon's cancer may also be destroying his chances of fathering his own children when he grows up.
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Childhood
Childhood is the age span ranging from birth to adolescence. In developmental psychology, childhood is divided up into the developmental stages of toddlerhood (learning to walk), early childhood (play age), middle childhood (school age), and adolescence (puberty through post-puberty).
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