News tagged with parents age

Listen up, parents: For toddlers (and chimps), the majority rules

A study published online on April 12 in the journal Current Biology offers some news for parents: even toddlers have a tendency to follow the crowd. That sensitivity isn't unique to humans either; chimpanzees also a ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Parents break rule to help young kids join Facebook

Nancy Gerstein is a savvy marketing executive who knows a lot about Facebook. She supervises corporate Facebook pages for her company's clients.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Half of Swedish three-year-olds online: study

Swedes are among the world's most connected people and are swarming to the Internet at an ever earlier age, a study published Wednesday showed, indicating that half of Swedish three-year-olds have been online.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Housing, health care contribute most to rising costs of living in Washington

It costs 8 percent more on average than it did two years ago for Washington residents to make ends meet, according to a new report from a University of Washington research group.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Australia mulls Facebook 18+

Australia on Thursday said it was considering upping the restrictions placed on Facebook, giving parents access to their children's pages and requiring proof of age at sign-up.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study confirms link between advanced maternal age and autism

Advanced maternal age is linked to a significantly elevated risk of having a child with autism, regardless of the father's age, according to an exhaustive study of all births in California during the 1990s by UC Davis Health ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 08, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Eating habits and exercise behaviors in children can deteriorate early

As children transition from preschool-age to school-age, they may develop eating habits and leisure-time patterns that may not meet current recommendations and may contribute to childhood obesity. In a study published in ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0