If you want to give a little boost to your life satisfaction a year from now, you may want to
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Professor replicates famous marshmallow test, makes new observations
A new replication study of the well-known “marshmallow test” — a famous psychological experiment designed to measure children’s self-control —
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Young toddlers may learn more from interactive than noninteractive media
Preschoolers can learn a lot from educational television, but younger toddlers may learn more from interactive digital media (such as
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Are your children overdoing it? Too many extracurricular activities can do more harm than good
The growing demand for children to get involved in organized activities outside of school is placing unprecedented strain upon families.
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Can chimpanzee vocalizations reveal the origins of human language? While closely related to humans, researchers discover that chimpanzees’ vocalizations resemble human language less than you’d expect
It’s very difficult to determine when, how and why human language began. While fossil primates provide important clues about human
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Long-term effects of pre-birth exposure to anti-depressants 12 years later
Selective serotonin reuptake (SSRI) antidepressant treatment during pregnancy is associated with better performance on a computerized task to measure cognitive
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Mothers of children born with NAS are more likely to experience mental health problems
According to a new study, mothers of infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) have a higher prevalence of mental health
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Children are as fit as endurance athletes
Children not only have fatigue-resistant muscles, but recover very quickly from high-intensity exercise — even faster than well-trained adult endurance
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Depressed, inactive and out of work — study reveals lives of lonely young adults
New research from King’s College London shows that lonely young adults are more likely to experience mental health problems and
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Cognitive behavioral therapy can improve emotion regulation in children with autism
New research from York University’s Faculty of Health shows cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can help children with autism manage not
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