Child Development
55 Articles & Excerpts
Talking To Children Is Better Than Reading To Them
by eNotAlone.com
Parents who want their children to develop language and speech skills, are advised not just to talk to them, but also to listen to what the kids have to say, UCLA researchers have found.
Benefits Of Music For Children
by eNotAlone.com
Music lessons that involve increasingly complex rhythmic, tonal and practical skills, can significantly improve children's cognitive performance in reading skills, reports a new study.
Newborn Brain Cells Encode Memory
by eNotAlone.com
We all suffer lapses in memory from time to time. Do you remember how did it happen? Can you remember when did it take place? With these most common questions starts a wistful journey through our memory lane.
Bilingual Babies Have Learning Advantages
by eNotAlone.com
Babies who are being exposed to more than one language in the family, actually gain early learning advantages long before they start to pronounce their first words, says a team of Italian scientists.
Parent Gesturing Leads To Rich Vocabulary Of Their Children
by eNotAlone.com
Infants and toddlers who use gestures more often have better vocabularies upon reaching school age, according to a new study by two University of Chicago psychologists. Pointing, waving bye-bye and other natural gestures appear to boost a budding
Kindergarten Behavior Affects High School Scores
by eNotAlone.com
Scientists from the UC Davis Medical School and Michigan State University report that there is a link between attention problems early in school - as early as kindergarten - and lower scores on high school tests.
Late Fatherhood Affects Children's IQ
by eNotAlone.com
Scientists from Australia do not recommend men to delay their fatherhood as, according to their new study, kids of older fathers have low IQs and do not perform well in intelligence tests during infancy and childhood.
Omega-3 Fatty Acid Improves Tiny Brains
by eNotAlone.com
Researchers have made a world breakthrough when they have boosted the brain function of premature female babies by increasing the amount of an omega-3 fatty acid (known as DHA - docosahexaenoic acid) in either infant's formula or breast milk.
Multiple Anesthesia In Children May Cause Learning Disabilities
by eNotAlone.com
According to the scientists at Mayo Clinic, children who underwent 2 or more surgeries under anesthesia by the age of 3, may be at a higher risk to be exposed to learning disabilities at a later time.
Summer-Born Children Tend To Be Taller And Stronger
by eNotAlone.com
Future mothers-to-be lucky enough to be blooming in the hot months should get enough sun to increase their vitamin D levels just by walking around outside or even sunbathing. But pregnant women whose babies are expected to be born between November and May
Morning Sickness In Pregnancy Linked To Smarter Babies
by eNotAlone.com
Moms-to-be who suffer from morning sickness throughout pregnancy might give birth to smarter and brighter baby, suggests new Canadian research. Scientists at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children's Motherisk Program discovered that morning sickness appears
Benefits Of Text Messaging For Children
by eNotAlone.com
It turns out that text messaging positively affects a child's literacy and, in fact may even improve it, according to a new study conducted by a Coventry University in Britain.
TV Is Harmful For Infants
by eNotAlone.com
A review of twenty five years of seventy eight studies found that allowing children under two years of age to watch television can do more harm than good to their ongoing development, a U.S. researchers say.
The natural history of your child's sexuality
 Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They'd Ask)
by Justin Richardson, M.D., Mark A. Schuster, M.D., PH.D.
You are flat on your back. Your shirt is pulled up over your belly, and your pants are down around your hips. Someone has just squirted a glob of cold jelly below your navel. This is one of those miraculous moments in life that doesn't always live up to
Gender Differences
 Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know about the Emerging Science of Sex Differences
by Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D.
Matthew turned five years old the summer before kindergarten started. He was looking forward to it. From what he had heard, kindergarten sounded like just one long play date with friends. He could hardly wait.
An Invitation to a Birthday Party
 Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children
by Michael Thompson, Ph.D., Catherine O'Neill Grace, Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D.
All parents experience pain about their children's social lives. There is no escaping it. A mother agonizes over her child's social dilemmas. A father immediately assesses whether his son or daughter is well received by a group of children.
Physical Development Through Puberty
 Caring for Your School Age Child: Ages 5-12
by Edward L. Schor, M.D., The American Academy of Pediatrics
Most parents believe that their youngster's childhood passes much too quickly. Only yesterday, it seemed, you sang lullabies over your child's crib, or watched her crawl for the first time or take her first steps.
Basic Infant Care
 Your Baby's First Year (Second Edition)
by Steven P. Shelov, M.D., The American Academy of Pediatrics
When your baby first arrives, you may feel a bit overwhelmed by the job of caring for her. Even such routine tasks as diapering and dressing her can fill you with anxiety-especially if you've never spent much time around babies before.
Happier, Smarter Babies
 Baby Prodigy: A Guide to Raising a Smarter, Happier Baby
by Barbara Candiano-Marcus
As I began to research childhood brain development in order to develop the Baby Prodigy DVDs, CDs, and videos, I had to educate myself on how the brain worked. This chapter is by no means an effort to provide you with a full education in neuroanatomy
Your Baby's Amazing Brain
 Baby Minds: Brain-Building Games Your Baby Will Love
by Linda Acredolo, Ph.D., Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D.
Remember that feeling of excitement and exhilaration the day your baby was born? You examined her tiny face and gazed with amazement into her unaccustomed eyes wondering what she must be feeling in her first experience of the outside world.
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