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Schools have critical role to play in supporting adolescents fleeing armed conflict

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Child Psychology, Conflict, Educational Policy, Educational Psychology, K-12 Education, Poverty and Learning, STEM Education

Education is known to be highly important for migrant children, yet relatively little is known about the diversity of associated school-based programs and their likely value in supporting the mental health of children. A scoping review was conducted of 20 school-based programs aimed at improving the mental health of adolescent forced migrants in high-income countries. Findings showed school-based interventions have great potential for preventing adverse mental health outcomes among children affected by conflict and displacement.

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Young moms more likely to have kids with ADHD

October 24, 2019 0 Comments ADD and ADHD, Child Development, Child Psychology, Disorders and Syndromes, Infant and Preschool Learning, Mental Health, Parenting, Psychiatry

Young mothers have a greater chance of having a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) according to new research. Exploring the genetic relationship between female reproductive traits and key psychiatric disorders, it found that the genetic risk of ADHD in children was strongly associated with early maternal age at first birth, particular for women younger than 20.

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Chemicals in consumer products during early pregnancy related to lower IQ, especially in boys

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Child Psychology, Children's Health, Environmental Policy, Geochemistry, Ice Ages, Infant's Health, Intelligence, Pregnancy and Childbirth

Exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy to mixtures of suspected endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in consumer products is related to lower IQ in children by age 7, according to a new study. This study is among the first to look at prenatal suspected endocrine-disrupting chemical mixtures in relation to neurodevelopment.

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Babies understand counting years earlier than believed

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Child Psychology, Creativity, Infant and Preschool Learning, Language Acquisition, Literacy, Numeracy, Parenting

Babies who are years away from being able to say 'one,' 'two,' and 'three' actually already have a sense of what counting means, researchers have discovered. The findings reveal that very early on, years earlier than previously believed, babies who hear counting realize that it's about quantity.

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Dementia patients' adult kids diagnosed earlier than their parents

October 22, 2019 0 Comments Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Research, Child Psychology, Dementia, Diabetes, Disorders and Syndromes, Elder Care, Healthy Aging

A new study indicates that people with dementia — whose parents also had dementia — develop symptoms an average of six years earlier than their parents.

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More electronic device use tied to more sugar and caffeine in teens

October 22, 2019 0 Comments Child Psychology, Children's Health, Food, Food and Agriculture, Insomnia Research, Nutrition Research, Parenting, Soil Types, Staying Healthy

A new study found that more than 27% of teens exceed recommended sugar intake and 21% exceed recommended caffeine from soda and energy drinks. Males consumed more sodas and energy drinks than females, and youth in grade 8 consumed more than those in grade 10.

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Rethinking the role of technology in the classroom

October 22, 2019 0 Comments Child Psychology, Education and Employment, Educational Policy, Educational Psychology, K-12 Education, Literacy, Poverty and Learning, STEM Education

Introducing tablets and laptops to the classroom has certain educational virtues, according to one researcher, but her research suggests that tech has its limitations as well. A new study shows a decrease in academic motivation for students who participated in a technology-based intervention.

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The spectrum of arrogance

October 22, 2019 0 Comments Autism, Borderline Personality Disorder, Child Psychology, Diseases and Conditions, Medical Topics, Multiple Sclerosis, Today's Healthcare

A team of psychology researchers is providing one of the first comprehensive literature reviews on arrogance, as well as a way to classify the condition on different levels across a spectrum, similarly to how autism is diagnosed. The team acknowledges everyone seems to have some degree of arrogance, so in addition to the literature review, the researchers suggest a way to classify the different levels of arrogance a person could exhibit.

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Q-suite motor assessment tool promising for evaluating Huntington's disease

October 22, 2019 0 Comments Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Child Psychology, Children's Health, Huntington's Disease, Nervous System, neuroscience, Psychology Research, Stress

In clinical trials of adults with Huntington's disease (HD) the Q-Suite Motor Assessment Tool (Q-Motor) has proven to be helpful to detect and quantitate subtle motor abnormalities. With the anticipated arrival of preventive gene therapies that will most likely be administered to young children known to be carriers of the HD mutation, it is crucial to have a means to evaluate motor abilities in children that is sensitive to the child's stage of development.

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New flame retardants, old problems

October 22, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Child Psychology, Children's Health, Civil Engineering, Construction, Earthquakes, Environmental Issues, Fertility, Health Policy, Learning Disorders, technology, Wildfires

New flame retardants escaping from our TVs, other electrical and electronic products, and children's car seats are just as toxic as the flame retardants they're intended to replace, according to a new study. The authors found that the replacement chemicals, called organophosphate flame retardants, have been associated with lower IQ in children, reproductive problems, and other serious health harms.

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