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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.

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·December 1, 2015·6 min read

Robots Able to Learn Like Babies

Researchers demonstrate that robots are able to learn much like young children.

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·November 2, 2015·5 min read

By Age Five, Child’s Self Esteem is Established

A new study reports that by the age of five, children develop a sense of self esteem comparable in strength to the levels of self esteem adults hold.

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·October 6, 2015·4 min read

Understanding Thoughts of Others Enables Kids to Lie

Children who are taught to reason about the mental states of others are more likely to use deception to obtain a reward, researchers report.

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·October 3, 2015·3 min read

Let Kids be Kids: Giving Kids Caregiving Roles Makes Them Less Sensitive as Parents

A new study reports that young girls who are forced to take on burdensome care-giving roles become less sensitive to their own children's needs than kids who are allowed to just be kids.

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·August 18, 2015·4 min read

Children with Larger Oral Vocabularies by Age of Two Enter Kindergarten Better Prepared

According to a new study, children with larger oral vocabularies by 24 months are better prepared academically and behaviorally than their peers when they enter kindergarten.

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·July 20, 2015·4 min read

The Detrimental Effects of Poverty on the Developing Brain

A new study reports on changes in the brain's architecture for children raised in poverty. However, parental nurturing can offset some of the negative effects on the brain.

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·July 7, 2015·3 min read

Pupil Dilation Could Predict Depression Risk in Children

According to a new study, how much a child's pupils dilate in response to seeing an emotional image can predict their risk of developing depression over the next two years.