It is generally believed that children’s visual perception basically reaches adults’ level at the age of 6–7. But a new
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Drinking in pregnancy could affect children’s mental health
New research led by the University of Bristol has found children whose mothers drink during pregnancy could be at greater
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1.35 million children’s lives saved by HiB and pneumococcal vaccines since 2000
Childhood deaths from two leading bacterial causes of pneumonia and meningitis, pneumococcus and Hib, declined sharply during the period 2000
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Criticism from parents affects how children’s brains respond to emotional information
Children of highly critical parents show less attention to emotional facial expressions, according to new research from Binghamton University, State
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Attentive adults increase children’s ability to empathise
For human beings to function socially, they need to be able to perceive, understand, and talk about others’ mental states,
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Children’s gestures, and what they mean
What role does gesturing play as children learn to speak? What gestures do they use to complement their verbal statements?
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