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Why babies not always remember what they have learned
No one can remember the first years of their life. A study suggests possible reasons.
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Put down the banjo, Timmy: study finds learning music won’t make children smart
Earlier research suggested that playing an instrument could increase your IQ
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How parents' psychological control may lead to young adult students' fear of failure
A study found that students' experiences of parents' psychological control predicted higher fear of failure and worse adjustment to their university studies.
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Children Can “Catch” Their Mother’s Stress — Particularly If She Tries To Hide It
By Emily Reynolds. Researchers found “contagion” of physiological stress response from mother to child.
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The Relationship and Parenting Benefits of Paternity Leave
A new study highlights the benefits of parental leave.
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Should I Retire Where My Grandkids Live? Parkland Power Team
What are the pros and cons to moving near your grandchildren in your retirement years? Should I Retire Where My Grandkids Live?
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It's Official: Screens Are Bad For Young Brains
Screen time and children's brain development has been called into question. A recent study delves into the impact screen time can have on kids.
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Love matters: How parents' love shapes children's lives
Parents often put their own relationship on the back burner to concentrate on their children, but a new study shows that when spouses love each other, children stay in school longer and marry later in life.
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Finland to give dads same parental leave as mums
The government says it wants to promote "wellbeing and gender equality".
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Why Child Care Is So Ridiculously Expensive
Three broad reasons obtaining care for kids now costs as much as buying a brand new Hyundai Elantra each year
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The Benefits Of Reading To Children
Reading to children has long been recognised as playing a significant positive role in their development, for all sorts of reasons. Numerous scientific and observational studies show that children who have been read to regularly from an early age enjoy a host of advantages, including higher educational attainment, enhanced confidence and even improved cognitive development.
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Study finds no evidence that only children are more narcissistic than people with siblings
Researchers from Germany have found no evidence that only children are more likely to display narcissistic traits than those who have siblings. The ...
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Parents Play Different Roles In Our Health As Adults: Mothers Support Us, While Fathers Are Often “Cautionary Tales”
Whether we like it or not, our parents play a big part in who we become as adults. From our taste in music to our social values, their imprint often stays with us, good or bad, well past childhood.
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How children influence the life expectancy of their parents
There somehow seems to be a link between people’s life expectancy and the number of children they have: People with children generally live longer than those without. Parents with two children even have a small longevity bonus added to their lifespan. A new study based on data on biological and adoptive parents explores the potential reasons for this association.
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Sandy Hook father awarded $450,000 after suing conspiracy theorist
Father of boy killed in Newtown school shooting sued James Fetzer and Mike Palacek over their book Nobody Died at Sandy Hook
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What men eat and drink may affect their babies’ health
Emerging science indicates that fathers play a more significant role in pregnancy outcomes than previously thought.
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After discovering he has at least 17 kids, man sues fertility clinic
Some go to the same school as the kids he has with his wife.
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Why the way we talk to children really matters
There could be a simple way to help young children’s brains improve for the better, with long-lasting benefits.
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Mothers who regret having children are speaking up like never before
In pushing the boundaries of accepted maternal response, women are challenging an explosive taboo—and reframing motherhood in the process.
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Drinking fluoridated water during pregnancy may lower IQ in sons, controversial study says
But critics say the results are “barely statistically significant”
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