It’s an age-old debate: are time-outs bad for kids? Now, a new study suggests that despite sometimes getting a bad
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Adolescents with high levels of physical activity perform better in school over two years
Adolescents with higher levels of physical activity performed better in school during transition from primary school to lower secondary school
Victorian child hearing-loss databank to go global: A unique databank that profiles children with hearing loss will help researchers globally understand why some children adapt and thrive, while others struggle
A unique Victorian databank that profiles children with hearing loss will help researchers globally understand why some children adapt and
Brain protein mutation from child with autism causes autism-like behavioral change in mice: This is a potential mechanistic underpinning — at least in a subset of patients — for the altered behaviors observed in autism
A de novo gene mutation that encodes a brain protein in a child with autism has been placed into the
Unusual eating behaviors may be a new diagnostic indicator for autism
Atypical eating behaviors may be a sign a child should be screened for autism, according to a new study from
Early-life challenges affect how children focus, face the day
Adversity early in life tends to affect a child’s executive function skills — their ability to focus, for example, or
Learning language: New insights into how brain functions
For most native English-speakers, learning the Mandarin Chinese language from scratch is no easy task. Learning it in a class
Highly qualified staff at state preschools overcome private sector staffing advantage
Better-qualified staff maintain the quality of state-funded preschools, making up for the larger number of children per staff member in
Kids store 1.5 megabytes of information to master their native language
Learning one’s native language may seem effortless. One minute, we’re babbling babies. The next we’re in school reciting Martin Luther
Taking arts classes leads to better academic performance
A new study from the George Mason University Arts Research Center and published in the journal Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity,