Matthew Smith, a PhD Candidate at the Centre for Medical History at the University of Exeter, believes that authors and teachers who contend that historical figures had ADHD are misleading the public. In a talk at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences ...
Last summer researchers at the University of Chicago released the results of a study that suggests that morality and empathy are "hardwired" in children. The researchers had a group of boys and girls look at video of people being kind to each other, being hurt accidentally, or being hurt intentionally. ...
Dr. Peter Cumming, an Associate Professor at York University, believes that 'sexting' - or sending sexually explicit messages or images online or via mobile phones - is no worse for kids than playing doctor or spin-the-bottle. In a talk at Congress of the Humanities ...
A study to be published in the June issue of Medical Care suggests that teens perceive obstacles to treatment that could make them reluctant to obtain professional help. Dr. Lisa Meredith and her colleagues contend that teen depression is a serious problem, one that ...
Doctors Brian and Giuseppe talk about self-esteem, and how to help your kids to feel good about themselves! Website of the week: No Time for Flash Cards Listen here: [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/familyanatomy/FA061_-_Anatomy_of_Self-Esteem.mp3] You can get your free podcast subscription in iTunes. Vote for ...
An Associated Press-mtvU poll indicates that college students are often stressed - 85% of the respondents indicated that they sometimes or frequently felt stressed in the three months prior to the survey. Worries about schoolwork, grades, and finances topped the ...
A survey conducted by the Water Quality and Health Council in the U.S. revealed that 47% of Americans engage in unhygienic pool behaviours, with almost 20% admitting that they urinate while swimming and 78% believing their fellow swimmers are doing so. The online survey ...
A four-year study published in the current issue of Child Development examined a number of parenting behaviours to find links to sexually risky behaviour in teens. Rebekah Levine Coley and her colleagues noted that 66% of youth have had sex by the age of ...
Doctors Brian and Giuseppe speak to Dr. David Elkind, author of "The Hurried Child" and Chief Scientific Adviser to Just Ask Baby. They discuss what new parents should know about their baby, including appropriate toys and "crying it ...
Do you daydream? Of course you do. Everyone does but often we don't like to admit it because it is associated with laziness or inattentiveness. Well daydreamers, you can all relax - so to speak. New research from Kalina Christoff and her associates ...
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