EVEN in the absence of hunger, children as young as three won't refuse a calorie-laden snack, according to a new study from Queensland University of Technology.
"Of the 37 children who took part in the study, all children displayed eating in the absence of hunger, even though more than 80% reported being full or very full just 15 minutes earlier," says nutrition researcher Holly
IT may seem like a no-brainer but a new study says that being curious about a topic makes us more likely to learn about it, and to obtain a more thorough knowledge of it than we would if we were less interested.
"Our findings potentially have far-reaching implications for the public because they reveal insights into how a form of intrinsic motivation - curiosity - affects memory,
EVEN if it's incomprehensible, listening and responding to baby babble could speed up language development skills by teaching babies they are capable of communicating, according to findings of a preliminary study by researchers from the University of Iowa and Indiana University.
Their findings challenge current theory which says human communication is innate and that babies are u
A COMMON set of genes play a role in learning to read and do maths, with tiny variants influencing a child's skills in these tasks, according to a study published Tuesday.
But this ability is not just gene-driven, as schooling and help from parents are also vital contributors, its authors cautioned.
Early numeracy and literacy are known to run in some families but the genes that
A LEADING US doctors' group Tuesday urged parents to read to their children starting in infancy, in order to boost language skills in an age of screens and smartphones.
Paediatricians have long encouraged reading to children, but the guidelines are the first official policy from the American Academy of Paediatrics telling doctors to talk to parents about daily reading to their ch
NOT only do strong parent-child bonds mean that kids are more likely to be attentive to friends, they're also more assertive in the face of difficult peers, say researchers at the University of Illinois.
As a first step in their study, researchers assessed the relationships between 114 children and their mothers.
AT an age where learning similar-sounding words can be challenging, research says children learn best from people who share their linguistic experience, regardless of whether they are mono or multilingual.
Parents raising children to be multilingual often worry about whether the abundance and variety of language can hinder the learning process.
AN annual study conducted by security software firm McAfee and released this week indicates that parents can play a key role in keeping cyber-bullying to a minimum among teens.
A total of 1,502 pre-teens and teens in the United States, aged 10 to 18, were interviewed over a two-week period in April of this year.
Although the findings are disturbing -- 87 percent of preteens and
FACED with a nine-month old who makes faces at anything green, or a toddler who throws a tantrum at the sight of a carrot, many parents are tempted to give up on getting their kids to enjoy veggies.
