‘Communities that Care’ prevention system helps to protect youth
Students in Pennsylvania school districts that participated in Communities that Care (CTC) coalitions were significantly less likely to use alcohol or marijuana, or to engage […]
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New research from North Carolina State University finds that being convicted of a crime is associated with a decline in one’s physical health, even if […] Boosting academic success does not have to derive from new teachers or curriculum; it can also come from changing students’ attitudes about their abilities through […] Autistic adolescents need the support of their parents or guardians to prioritize independence so that they are prepared for learning to drive, according to a […] As men everywhere brace for an onslaught of ties, tools, wallets and novelty socks gifted for Father’s Day, here are two questions fathers of young […] Communicating food benefits to children that they can relate to may get them to eat healthier. That’s according to a study published today in the […] One in five Ontario children and youth suffer from a mental disorder, but less than one-third have had contact with a mental health care provider, […] Young children whose parents read them five books a day enter kindergarten having heard about 1.4 million more words than kids who were never read […] Scientists at the University of Southern California (USC), Queen’s University (Ontario) and Duke University have developed a new tool that can screen children for fetal […] Self-harm from self-poisoning in children and adolescents is not only increasing but starting at a younger age, finds new research by University of Sydney and […] Humans are unusual in that women go through menopause and stop reproducing long before reaching the end of their life expectancy. One theory holds that […] Do children raised by religious parents have better social and psychological development than those raised in non-religious homes? In a new study, researchers found that […] Asking young girls to “do science” leads them to show greater persistence in science activities than does asking them to “be scientists,” finds a new […] A new study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers finds that states with higher levels of household gun ownership also have […] When five school counselors who were part of a counseling team were interviewed to learn how they professionally and personally experienced the deaths of multiple […]
How the justice system can affect physical, mental health
A growth mindset intervention can change students’ grades if school culture is supportive
Parental support is key when adolescents with autism want to learn to drive
How fathers, children should spend time together: Study dives into factors that could help develop a stronger relationship
‘Lentils will help you run faster:’ Communicating food benefits gets kids to eat healthier
Major study finds one in five children have mental health problems: Results from the Ontario Child Health Study (OCHS)
A ‘million word gap’ for children who aren’t read to at home: That’s how many fewer words some may hear by kindergarten
New method uses AI to screen for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Tool leverages computer vision and machine learning to screenings in low-resource environments
Steep rise in self-poisonings in children and adolescents: Self-poisonings incidence in young people has nearly doubled in the last decade
Studies lend support to ‘grandmother hypothesis,’ but there are limits
Sociologists study the impact religion has on child development
‘Doing science,’ rather than ‘being scientists,’ more encouraging to girls
U.S. youth suicides more prevalent in states with higher gun ownership, study finds: On average, three youths between 10 and 19 years old die by firearm-related suicide every day
School counselors reflect on their experience following student deaths