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·February 4, 2017·4 min read

Emoticons Help Gauge School Happiness Levels in Young Children

A new questionnaire that uses emoticon-like facial expressions could help teachers to communicate complex emotions with young children.

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·February 4, 2017·1 min read

Personality Traits ‘Contagious’ Among Children

A new study suggests personality is shaped by environment, not just genes and that children may have a bigger influence on each other than we realize.

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·January 3, 2017·5 min read

Maternal Depression Across Child’s Early Years Impacts Neural Basis of Empathy

Children whose mothers experienced depression early in their life are more susceptable to socio-emotional problems and a reduction in empathy toward others, a new study reports.

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·January 2, 2017·10 min read

Babies Exposed to Stimulation Get a Brain Boost

Contrary to popular belief, exposing children to stimuli early can help to boost their development, researchers report.

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·December 5, 2016·5 min read

Babies’ First Words Can Be Predicted Based On Visual Attention

A baby's first words are, most likely, based on their visual experiences, a new study reports.

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·November 25, 2016·3 min read

Is Santa Claus Really Coming to Town?

A new study suggests maintaining a myth may be damaging to a child.

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·September 27, 2016·5 min read

The Birth of Politics in Children: The Case of Dominance

A new study looks at how the notion of equality and sense of justice develops in children.

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·September 26, 2016·3 min read

Poor English Skills at Start of School Linked to Behavioral Difficulties

A new study reports children who enter school with poor English language skills are more likely to have social, emotional and behavioral difficulties in later years.

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·September 23, 2016·5 min read

Study Challenges Widely Held View About Children’s Moral Judgement

Researchers argue that a child's ability to make a moral judgement has often been substantially underestimated.

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·February 10, 2016·5 min read

What Happens in the Brain When Children Learn?

Researchers look at the role the prefrontal lobe plays in how children learn to adapt to their ever changing environments.

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·December 11, 2015·4 min read

Exposure to Violence in Juarez Affects Mental Health of Children

Researchers report children who lived in Juarez, Mexico at the height of its drug violence problems in 2010 have higher levels of behavioral and emotional problems.