Tag Archive: preschool

Anatomy of Three Things

Doctors Brian and Giuseppe talk about three recent stories from the familyanatomy.com website, including: Is preschool depression chronic or a phase? Are imaginary friends a good thing? What are ...

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Some games improve math skills better than others

As a psychologist who works with children who have trouble at school, I know that, for many families, homework time is not fun. There may be any number of reasons for this, but ...

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Preschool Depression May Continue Into Childhood

CHICAGO – Depression among preschoolers appears to be a continuous, chronic condition rather than a transient developmental stage, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. “The validity of major depressive disorder in childhood has been well established, ...

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Kids Preschool Eating Habits Determine Likelyhood of Obesity as Teens

New research out of England that is to be published in the journal Paediatrics, indicates that you can predict whether or not your child will be obese as a teenager by knowing their weight at age 5. These finding suggest that the focus on school aged children’s television viewing, computer use, school meals and physical ...

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Preschooler storytime and emergent reading skills

A study published in the June 2008 issue of Developmental Psychology examined children's attention to print when read to. Most of the research in emergent literacy skills focuses on phonological awareness - the understanding of the sounds made by the letters. However, studies have consistently shown that print knowledge (knowing the names of letters, understanding ...

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