The baby’s smile that gladdens a mother’s heart also lights up the reward centers of her brain, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report that appears in the journal Pediatrics today. The finding could help scientists figure out the special mother-infant bond and how it sometimes goes wrong, said Dr. Lane Strathearn, assistant [...]
I was in a local book store yesterday looking at new parenting books. As I skimmed quickly through one book written by two doctors in a major medical school, I saw a bad mistake. Then I picked up another parenting book about Autism and saw another glaring mistake. These mistakes are of great concern since [...]
In response to the rising trend of consumers seeking health information and everyday support online, McNeil Pediatrics, Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc, today announced the launch of the “ADHD Moms” online community housed on Facebook. Facebook is a social networking site with more than 70 million active users. “ADHD Moms,” available at www.facebook.com/adhdmoms, is a [...]
Parents of children with chronic cough may suffer from additional stress and worry beyond the normal stress of parenting. In a new study, Australian researchers administered questionnaires measuring anxiety, depression, stress, and burden of cough to 79 parents of 190 children who were newly referred for chronic cough. More than 80 percent of children had [...]
The first of its kind survey uncovers adoption habits and stereotypes of U.S. parents. Survey found that men are twice more likely to adopt children than women. Common stereotype of adopting parents is a white couple adopting children from abroad, but this survey reveals that the reality doesn’t exactly match the actual situation. Researchers from [...]
Wisconsin Department of Health Services is looking for seniors to become a positive force in the lives of children and youth in the Oshkosh community through the Foster Grandparent Program. The program is run by the Winnebago Mental Health Institute which employs local seniors age 60 and older to serve the Oshkosh area. “Since 1971, [...]
Emory Psychology Professor Offers Advice For College Parents. For today’s hands-on parents, seeing their children off to college can be an emotionally fraught experience that will soon be played out on campuses across the country. Emory University psychology professor Marshall Duke has helped ease the separation process for Emory parents the past 20 years with [...]
Three quarters of parents of young athletes in Israel let their child forgo an exam for an important game, a new study conducted at the University of Haifa has found. In comparison, only 47% of parents of young musicians will agree to their child choosing a performance over an exam. “Parents usually don’t understand their [...]
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is letting Nebraskans know that leaving a child at a hospital does not terminate parental rights. Fourteen children and youth have been abandoned at hospitals under LB 157 since the bill became law in July, with all instances occurring this month. Legislative Bill 157, which went into [...]
A provincewide public education program and hundreds of newly trained practitioners will mean more Manitoba families can benefit from a world-renowned initiative designed to help parents deal with childhood development and behavioural issues, Healthy Living Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross announced today. “We know that many Manitoba families have already benefited from the services offered under the [...]
