Jan 24 2011

Children’s Self-Control Predicts Health, Wealth

Tag: Adolescence,Child,Childhood,Family,Kids,Parenting,ParentsJessica Marshall @ 9:30 pm
Self-control is even a better indicator of future success than intelligence and social status.

Dec 31 2010

Baby Fat Or Impending Obesity?

Tag: Babies,Child,Childhood,Kids,Parents,ToddlerEmily Sohn @ 12:00 pm
Some infants have weight problems starting as young as nine months.

Dec 31 2010

Baby Fat Or Impending Obesity?

Tag: Babies,Child,Childhood,Kids,Parents,ToddlerEmily Sohn @ 12:00 pm
Some infants have weight problems starting as young as nine months.

Nov 15 2010

Neanderthals Lived Fast, Died Young

Our slower development and longer lives could have given humans an evolutionary edge over Neanderthals.

Oct 05 2010

Happiness Levels Not Predetermined

Tag: Childhood,Genes,Mental Health,Religion and SpiritualityDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 4:02 pm
Genes and early life experience don't set a limit on a person's happiness, research concludes.

Sep 21 2010

Obesity in Children Linked to Common Cold Virus

Tag: Childhood,Common Cold,Epidemic,Kids,VaccineDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 2:23 pm
Adenovirus-36 may be making kids heavier, a new study suggests.

Sep 07 2010

Low Vitamin D Linked to Schizophrenia

Tag: Babies,Childhood,Mental Health,Pregnancy,The SunDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 2:23 pm
There may be a link between sunlight, vitamin D and children's brain development.

Aug 30 2010

Katrina’s Floods Dropped Children’s Lead Levels

Tag: CDC,Childhood,Floods,Hurricanes,KidsJessica Marshall @ 1:47 pm
Hurricane Katrina, while devastating, had one bright side: It caused lead levels in children to drop due to a fresh soil layer.

Aug 18 2010

Teen Hearing Loss Rate Worsens

Tag: Childhood,Ear,Hearing,Kids,MusicDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 3:29 pm
The percentage of adolescents with some decline has increased since 1990s, a study shows.

Jul 13 2010

You’re It! Gorillas Play Tag

Gorillas and other African great apes play tag, which suggests that this common childhood game has deep primate roots.

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