Infant and Preschool Learning – Page 3

For baboons, a mother's history of hardship can have lasting effects on her kids too

September 24, 2019 0 Comments animals, Breastfeeding, Child Psychology, Children's Health, Infant and Preschool Learning, Mating and Breeding, Monkeys, Parenting, Teen Health

Numerous studies show that children who had a rough start in life are more likely to have health problems later on. The pattern isn't unique to humans. But for baboons, the impacts aren't just borne by one generation — the next generation bears the brunt as well. A study finds that a baboon mother's early trauma is linked to shorter lifespans for her kids, even if they grew up more carefree than she did.

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Nonverbal signals can create bias against larger groups

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Behavior, Child Development, Child Psychology, Infant and Preschool Learning, Psychology, Racial Issues, Relationships, Social Psychology

If children are exposed to bias against one person, will they develop a bias against that person's entire group? The answer is yes, according to new research.

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Cats are securely bonded to their people, too

September 23, 2019 0 Comments animals, Behavior, Behavioral Science, Cats, Dogs, Infant and Preschool Learning, Psychology, Social Psychology

Cats have a reputation for being aloof and independent. But a study of the way domestic cats respond to their caregivers suggests that their socio-cognitive abilities and the depth of their human attachments have been underestimated. The findings show that, much like children and dogs, pet cats form secure and insecure bonds with their human caretakers.

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Quarter of teachers in England report 60-hour working week

September 18, 2019 0 Comments Educational Psychology, Infant and Preschool Learning, Intelligence, K-12 Education, Memory, Relationships, Social Psychology, Stress

New findings show that teachers work around 47 hours per week on average during term-time. Additionally, teachers in England worked on average eight hours more a week compared to teachers in comparable industrialized OECD countries.

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Emphasizing social play in kindergarten improves academics, reduces teacher burnout

September 18, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Educational Psychology, Infant and Preschool Learning, Intelligence, K-12 Education, Learning Disorders, Literacy, Numeracy

Emphasizing more play, hands-on learning, and students helping one another in kindergarten improves academic outcomes, self-control and attention regulation, finds new UBC research.

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One way childhood trauma leads to poorer health for women

September 17, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Child Psychology, Children's Health, Healthy Aging, Infant and Preschool Learning, Medical Topics, Parenting, Teen Health

Researchers have long known that childhood trauma is linked to poorer health for women at midlife. A new study shows one important reason why. The national study of more than 3,000 women is the first to find that those who experienced childhood trauma were more likely than others to have their first child both earlier in life and outside of marriage – and that those factors were associated with poorer health later in life.