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A nurse from Utah is expecting to give birth to two children, but what makes her experience different is that the children are not twins, but instead two different embryos in two different uteruses, due to the fact that she was born with a double uterus. The mother, Angie Cromar, is not having twins, but instead two [...] One of the most stressful but rewarding days of the year is the child’s birthday party. There is so much to consider and organise even before the big day such as who’s going to be invited? What entertainment will there be? What food and drink will be needed? A new analysis of an NIH study which appeared in the April 2007 issue of the journal ‘Child Development’ suggests that children who get high-quality childcare before entering kindergarten might have vocabulary scores in the fifth grade that are higher than their peers. Dr. Jay Belskiy with the Institute for the Study of Children, Families & Social [...] Dr. Gary Ladd, a professor of educational psychology at the University of Illinois, says that getting along with others is not just good manners; for children, it’s an important part of learning and child development. In fact, Ladd says that studies regularly show that kids who play well with others do better in school than those who [...] Most children learn language skills better and faster when a father is involved in the process, according to a study conducted by the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina. The study concluded that in households where both the mother and father work, the father’s impact on language-learning was greater than the [...] Is learning to crawl a critical skill for children? Some child development experts debate the issue. Some say as long as the child learns to get from place to another, that’s all that matters. Others consider a mastery of forward-crawling a necessary skill to master. Count child educator Glenn Domain in that second group. First, some background. [...] Could it be that games actually contribute to child development? More and more educators and child psychologist are concluding that it does, and that it’s as important as diet and genetics. Gynaecologists tell women early in their pregnancy that they need extra folic acid during the early. Also, it’s been proven fairly definitively that a mother can [...] If you’ve decided not to buy your child that musical instrument because of all the noise it will cause, you might want to reconsider. According to new research, a child might actually increase his intelligence level by learning a musical instrument. The study was led by Dr. Frances Rausher, a psychologist with the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh, [...] Teens that spend more time completing their homework and reading instead of watching television have a better bond with their parents emotionally according to new research. The study took a close look into the effect that the integration of internet and home entertainment has had on the way youngsters spend their time and develop. Professor at the University [...] Studies continue to show that the best child development tools available to parents are offering encouragement and direct guidance to the child. Case in point: A 1995 study conducted at Baylor University discovered that kids who were seldom spoken to or touched, and who weren’t allowed to experiment with toys, had 20 to 30 percent [...] |
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