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What factors influence children's learning of fear?

What factors influence children's learning of fear?

by Béatrice St-Cyr-Leroux,University of MontrealCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany fears develop during childhood. And the scientific literature is quite clear: learning to fear through obse

What factors influence children's learning of fear?

by Béatrice St-Cyr-Leroux,University of MontrealCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany fears develop during childhood. And the scientific literature is quite clear: learning to fear through obse
Cycle safe: Find the right bike helmet for your child

Cycle safe: Find the right bike helmet for your child

Wearing a bike helmet can save the life of your young child or teenager, but it needs to fit well to really do its job.A well-fitting bike helmet significantly reduces the odds of serioushead&nb

Cycle safe: Find the right bike helmet for your child

Wearing a bike helmet can save the life of your young child or teenager, but it needs to fit well to really do its job.A well-fitting bike helmet significantly reduces the odds of serioushead&nb
Researchers describe how Broca's area of the brain helps children easily learn grammar

Researchers describe how Broca's area of the brain helps children easily learn grammar

by Bettina Hennebach,Max Planck SocietyThe scientists studied the grammar level of children between the ages of three and four, using different language games. Credit: MPI CBSAnyone who has ever

Researchers describe how Broca's area of the brain helps children easily learn grammar

by Bettina Hennebach,Max Planck SocietyThe scientists studied the grammar level of children between the ages of three and four, using different language games. Credit: MPI CBSAnyone who has ever
Childhood maltreatment predicts adult emotional difficulties

Childhood maltreatment predicts adult emotional difficulties

by John Tibbetts,Stanford UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHave you ever wanted to convey a feeling but just couldn't find the right words? Millions of people struggle with a perso

Childhood maltreatment predicts adult emotional difficulties

by John Tibbetts,Stanford UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHave you ever wanted to convey a feeling but just couldn't find the right words? Millions of people struggle with a perso
The great collide: The impact of children's mental health on the workforce

The great collide: The impact of children's mental health on the workforce

by Nationwide Children's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe pediatric and adolescent mental health crisis—brought to new attention and made more urgent by the stresses of the pande

The great collide: The impact of children's mental health on the workforce

by Nationwide Children's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe pediatric and adolescent mental health crisis—brought to new attention and made more urgent by the stresses of the pande
Human milk is essential, yet scientists know little about it

Human milk is essential, yet scientists know little about it

by Corinne PurtillCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt is one of the few foods that nearly everyone on the planet has consumed at some point. It's linked to a host of health benefits, from reducing

Human milk is essential, yet scientists know little about it

by Corinne PurtillCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt is one of the few foods that nearly everyone on the planet has consumed at some point. It's linked to a host of health benefits, from reducing
UN alarmed as childhood immunization levels stall

UN alarmed as childhood immunization levels stall

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGlobal childhood vaccination levels have stalled, leaving millions more children un- or under-vaccinated than before the pandemic, the UN said Monday, warning of dange

UN alarmed as childhood immunization levels stall

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGlobal childhood vaccination levels have stalled, leaving millions more children un- or under-vaccinated than before the pandemic, the UN said Monday, warning of dange
When do babies sleep through the night?

When do babies sleep through the night?

by Kirstie GanobsikElation and exhaustion often go hand in hand when you're a parent to a baby.When sleep starts to seem like a fantasy, it's good to know that the experts say there is a time

When do babies sleep through the night?

by Kirstie GanobsikElation and exhaustion often go hand in hand when you're a parent to a baby.When sleep starts to seem like a fantasy, it's good to know that the experts say there is a time
Researchers find unsafe feeding methods spiked during infant formula shortage

Researchers find unsafe feeding methods spiked during infant formula shortage

by Amy Quinton,UC DavisInfant Feeding Practices Before and During the Infant Formula Shortage. MOM = mother’s own milk; BDM = banked donor milk; BM = breast milk; IF = infant formula. **p < 0

Researchers find unsafe feeding methods spiked during infant formula shortage

by Amy Quinton,UC DavisInfant Feeding Practices Before and During the Infant Formula Shortage. MOM = mother’s own milk; BDM = banked donor milk; BM = breast milk; IF = infant formula. **p < 0
Study explores how pre- and postnatal B-12 vitamins improve breast milk vitamin B-12 levels

Study explores how pre- and postnatal B-12 vitamins improve breast milk vitamin B-12 levels

by George Mason UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBabies and children need vitamins, including vitamin B-12, to help their brains and bodies develop and grow. Babies get B-12 from their

Study explores how pre- and postnatal B-12 vitamins improve breast milk vitamin B-12 levels

by George Mason UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBabies and children need vitamins, including vitamin B-12, to help their brains and bodies develop and grow. Babies get B-12 from their
Sudden, unexplained child deaths often have a genetic cause

Sudden, unexplained child deaths often have a genetic cause

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonRare damaging de novo and maternally inherited X-linked variants among 73 trios. Analysis of 73 SUDP trios identified rare damaging de novo and ma

Sudden, unexplained child deaths often have a genetic cause

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonRare damaging de novo and maternally inherited X-linked variants among 73 trios. Analysis of 73 SUDP trios identified rare damaging de novo and ma
Safety, side effects, allergies and doses: The COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for 5–11 year olds explained

Safety, side effects, allergies and doses: The COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for 5–11 year olds explained

by Nicholas Wood,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageAustralian children aged five to 11 will start to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinefrom January 10, after it cleared the final

Safety, side effects, allergies and doses: The COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for 5–11 year olds explained

by Nicholas Wood,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageAustralian children aged five to 11 will start to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinefrom January 10, after it cleared the final