Infant’s Infrequent Gaze Possible Cue for Autism

by Admin 3. September 2010 07:37
Infants who infrequently gaze at other people when unprompted may be at a higher risk for autism, says new study by the Kennedy Krieger Institute.  The study, published in the September issue of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, also found that six-month-old, high-risk i... [Continue Reading »]

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Why Are Parents So Lax about their Children's Eyes?

by Admin 1. September 2010 08:45
Less than a third of children entering school have had an eye examination, according to data from the provincial government which has been shared by the BC Association of Optometrists. As a parent, I must admit I was one of those who didn't take my oldest child for an eye exam ... [Continue Reading »]

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Nature VERSUS Nurture (Part 2): Building Brains

by Admin 31. August 2010 08:44
Nature VERSUS Nurture: Making connections in the newborn brain. O.M.G.!! The toes and fingers are so tiny! The face is so round and appealing. The eyes are so, umm..., unfocused. And that little newborn brain. If only we knew what this tiny new creature was thinking. Hmmm. We don'... [Continue Reading »]

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Mum Matters Most in the Eyes of their Children

by Admin 30. August 2010 07:01
The special lifelong bond that children have with their mothers may have its roots in how our brains react when we see our mothers' faces, according to scientists. Mothers are said to hold a special lifelong place in their children's hearts, but it also appears they have a ... [Continue Reading »]

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Over-Protective Parents 'Damaging Kids'

by Admin 28. August 2010 09:15
Over-protective parents are being blamed for damaging the health of their children by refusing to let them engage in the same activities they enjoyed as kids. Dubbed the "helicopter" parents because they are always hovering, many of today's mothers and fathers frown upo... [Continue Reading »]

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Spanking Still Widespread in N.C.

by Admin 27. August 2010 10:26
Though spanking children who misbehave has been a source of debate among child development researchers, the traditional corporal method remains popular with parents in North Carolina, according to a recent study from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. The report, published online... [Continue Reading »]

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Study Links Poverty to Depression among Mothers

by Admin 26. August 2010 07:39
More than half of babies in poverty are being raised by mothers who show symptoms of mild to severe depression, potentially creating problems in parenting and in child development, according to a new study. In what was described as the first detailed portrait of its kind, researchers repo... [Continue Reading »]

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Stressed out: Studies Show Babies Become Anxious if Ignored for Even Two Minutes by Mother

by Admin 25. August 2010 14:32
They may have barely mastered sitting up by themselves. But six-month-old babies become stressed out when they don't get the attention they feel they deserve. Levels of the stress hormone cortisol soar when they are ignored by their mother, and even a day later they are worried a... [Continue Reading »]

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Babies Feel and Remember Stress when Parents Don’t Respond

by Admin 25. August 2010 13:32
There’s a reason that baby’s bedtime and the dropoff to daycare can be so painful. It isn’t just emotional for parents. A new study shows that when babies as young as six months old are stressed, they have a biological response and can remember it for at least 24 hours... [Continue Reading »]

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Mind & Meaning: Speedy Diagnoses Could Be Shape of Things to Come

by Admin 24. August 2010 07:13
The media recently reported the great achievement that autistic spectrum disorder could be diagnosed in adults with a simple 15 minute MRI scan of the brain. MRI scans can allow the thickness and shape of the brain's grey matter to be measured. Abnormalities in brain development ar... [Continue Reading »]

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