News tagged with parenting practices
Study shows family solution to teen troubles
(PhysOrg.com) -- How do you keep at-risk teens off drugs and out of trouble? According to a new University of Georgia study, family can make a difference.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 06, 2012 |
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Parents need an attitude adjustment to improve their children's homework motivation
Parents who want to improve their child's motivation to complete homework this school year need to change their own attitude and behavior, according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers.
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Aug 31, 2011 |
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ParentCorps helps children do better in school
Researchers at the NYU Child Study Center demonstrated that a brief program for families of Pre-Kindergarten students attending schools in disadvantaged urban communities improved children's behavior at school. The study, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Child's behavior not just gene-related: researcher
(PhysOrg.com) -- The idea that depression and anti-social behavior are primarily influenced by genes passed on from parent to child has been called into question by a unique new study involving offspring born through in-vitro ...
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Dec 02, 2010 |
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Spare the rod, spoil the child?
Grabbing a child firmly by the arm, yelling and repeatedly punishing him or her may not be without long-terms risks, according to researchers from the University of Montreal. They are studying how this harsh parenting can ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 21, 2010 |
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Child rearing practices of distant ancestors foster morality, compassion in kids, research says
Ever meet a kindergartener who seemed naturally compassionate and cared about others' feelings? Who was cooperative and didn't demand his own way? Chances are, his parents held, carried and cuddled him a lot; ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 20, 2010 |
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Young Latino children show strong classroom skills, despite many growing up in poverty
Immigrant Latinos display strong parenting practices and raise socially agile children, but these early gains are likely to be eroded by mediocre schools and peer pressure in poor neighborhoods, according to findings published ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 03, 2010 |
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Mothers, but not fathers, follow their own moms' parenting practices
When it comes to how they raise their children, mothers today tend to follow the same practices their own mothers did, according to a new study that looked at parenting practices across two generations.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 09, 2009 |
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