Thanks to the American Academy of Pediatrics, most parents know the safest way for an infant to sleep is on their back. The campaign has reduced the number of children who have died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) has declined by more than half. But sleeping is only a portion of the infant’s day. What should parents do when their baby is awake?
The National Center for Family Literacy and Toyota announced Toyota Family Learning, an initiative that creates a new model for literacy by expanding it beyond the walls of the classroom and into homes and communities. Grant applications are being accepted for the first phase.
Recent public health efforts have focused extensively on reducing the amount of formula babies are given in the hospital after birth. But in the first randomized trial of its kind, researchers at UC San Francisco have found that giving small amounts of formula in the first few days of life to infants experiencing high levels of early weight loss actually can increase the length of time their mothers end up breastfeeding.
Front-of-package labeling easier to understand than standard nutrition facts label; new study shows.
New research findings from the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education and the Stanford School of Education show that “redshirting” in kindergarten – the practice of delaying for a year a child’s entry into kindergarten – is not happening at the rate previously reported.
A mother’s trait of simply “being there” was mentioned most frequently by young men as critical in their relationships with their moms — whether that meant talking about romance, discussing faith or picking a college major, according to a Baylor University resesarcher.
Children can get five to 10 colds each year, so it’s not surprising that adults often turn to over-the-counter cough and cold medicines to relieve their little ones’ symptoms. But a new University of Michigan poll shows that many are giving young kids medicines that they should not use.
Maternal love can counteract aggressive behaviors by children.
An innovative program that supports parents and teachers of public school pre-kindergarten students improves early academic achievement, according to a new study published in the April 15 online edition of Pediatrics.
Teen dating violence is all too common and according to researchers at Iowa State it is a reflection of the relationships teens have with their parents or their parent’s partner.
Is there a double standard for gay parents? A new study published this month by a Binghamton University research team suggests that gay parents are being judged more harshly than straight parents.
Low-income parents who receive federal child care subsidies are more satisfied with their child care than those who don’t receive such help, according to a recent study.
A new study reveals that the health of critically ill newborns is endangered by insufficient nurse staffing. The national study finds that very few neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) provide sufficient numbers of nurses to meet guidelines and that the most vulnerable babies are also the most understaffed.
Cornell University ILR School Assistant Professor Beth Livingston has worked on research that shows dads experiencing the work-family guilt long associated with working moms.
One in 10 say they follow pediatricians’ advice ‘only occasionally;’ most likely to ignore guidance on discipline, sleep, watching TV — U-M’s National Poll on Children’s Health
One of the major demographic and social changes of the last four decades has been the dramatic increase in the average age at which Americans first marry, from their early 20s in 1970 to their late 20s today.
Driving force behind Chicago Parent Program sees it added to National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. And she's not stopping there.
Children who avoid situations they find scary are likely to have anxiety a Mayo Clinic study of more than 800 children ages 7 to 18 found.
Loyola University Health System pediatrician gives tips for dealing with diaper rash.
A report released today by the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) and the RCHN Community Health Foundation offers the first-ever in-depth examination of health centers’ role in access to family planning. The report finds that virtually all health centers furnish family planning services to some extent but for both financial and non-financial reasons, only 1 in 5 is able to offer access to the full range of contraceptive services.
Adults whose parents were divorced are more likely to switch religions or disassociate themselves from institutional religions altogether — but growing up in a single-parent family does not have any effect on private religious life, including praying, according to a study by a Baylor University sociologist.
As part of Sleep Awareness Week (march 3-10), Kennedy Krieger expert advises parents on when to seek help and tips for a good night’s sleep.
Praising children, especially those with low self-esteem, for their personal qualities rather than their efforts may make them feel more ashamed when they fail, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
Barbara Risman, professor and head of sociology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is available to discuss contemporary families and the challenges working mothers, as well as fathers, face in today's society. She says conventional thought is that American culture values families, but we don't really value what it takes to care for them. Risman contends we have a society in flux and workplaces, many of which lag behind with outdated beliefs and policies, must catch up to address these contradictions.
The most frequent turning point in father-daughter relationships is shared activity — especially sports — ahead of such pivotal events as when a daughter marries or leaves home, according to a study by Baylor University researchers.
Most parents carefully select what television programs and movies their children can watch. But Douglas Gentile, a professor of psychology at Iowa State University, says educational shows could come with an added lesson that influences a child’s behavior.
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NSU’s subject matter expert John Miller, Ph.D., is available to speak on the value of family therapy.
Toddlers whose parents praised their efforts more than they praised them as individuals had a more positive approach to challenges five years later. That’s the finding of a new longitudinal study that also found gender differences in the kind of praise that parents offer their children. The study, by Elizabeth Gunderson, asst. professor of psychology at Temple, and researchers at the University of Chicago and Stanford University, appears in the journal Child Development.
Parents are more accepting of their teenage daughters using birth control pills than any other form of contraception, including condoms, according to a recent study from UC San Francisco (UCSF). The most effective contraceptive methods, the implant – a matchstick-sized rod that is inserted in the arm to prevent pregnancy – and the intrauterine device (IUD), were acceptable to a minority of parents.
Both chronically jealous men and women show less interest in infants and decreased happiness upon receiving pregnancy news. But jealous women show a higher level of “parental investment” in a child than do jealous men.
In an effort to increase father participation in parenting programs, as well as improve father-child interactions, Patricia L. Kohl, PhD, associate professor of Social Work at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, has helped develop Engaging Fathers in Positive Parenting, a program funded by the CDC designed to be used in conjunction with the evidence-based parenting intervention, Triple P, Positive Parenting Program.
The “Go Slow Whoa” color-schemed system can help combat rising obesity trends in K thru 12 schools.
Like the chicken pox or fifth disease, a bout of "Bieber Fever" is a childhood passage for many young girls. Moreover, it's a way to explore their sense of identity, according to a Kansas State University family studies researcher.
A new study finds assumptions that men take unfair advantage of parental leave at universities – using the leave as an opportunity to further their research while shirking the responsibility of childcare – are false.
Only 1 in 5 parents say they are very concerned about children, teens misusing narcotics, according to U-M’s National Poll on Children’s Health.
Many mothers of newborns in neonatal intensive care units have difficulty finding private, quiet places in the hospital to express milk, according to a new study from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University.
A new study found that college students’ GPAs decreased with increased financial support from their parents. The study also found that students with financial aid from their parents were more likely to complete college and earn a degree.
Washington University in St. Louis researcher Michal Grinstein-Weiss is lead author on new research that studies loan activity in low- and moderate-income homeowners. The research confirms: financial literacy begins at home. Grinstein-Weiss offers five steps parents can take.
Infants who have started crawling wake up more often at night compared to the period before the crawling, reveals a new study by Dr. Dina Cohen of the University of Haifa’s Department of Counseling and Human Development.
Adults who had parents who struggled with addiction, unemployment and divorce are 10 times more likely to have been victims of childhood physical abuse, according to a new study prepared by the University of Toronto's Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work.
Many parents dread that moment when they need to have “The Talk” about sex with their teens. For the New Year, Wake Forest University psychology professor Andrew Smiler suggests parents resolve to start an ongoing conversation about relationships and sexuality long before their children reach double digits.
A team of family scholars today released “The President’s Marriage Agenda for the Forgotten Sixty Percent” to tackle the striking yet little-discussed decline in marriage among “Middle America” – the nearly 60 percent of Americans who have completed high school, but do not have a four-year college degree. Among that group, 44 percent of children are now born outside of marriage, up sharply from 13 percent in the 1980s.
When it comes to Santa Claus, a Kansas State University expert says let children believe in the jolly old elf as long as they want.
When he left, he was your child whose meals you prepared and whose laundry you dutifully did. Now he’s home from college for an extended winter break – possibly bringing with him more laundry for you to do. For parents readjusting to life with their college students at home for a few weeks, it can be…an adjustment, according to a psychologist at Saint Joseph's University.
Kennedy Krieger expert advises parents on how to plan ahead.
Warm moms who give their children lots of love and lots of rules serve as the best conduits.
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