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child development stories: 8 news summaries

Babies Cry in Their Parents' Language

Within 3 days, French, German infants wail differently

Nov 7, 09 5:04 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s apparently possible for a baby to cry in French. Within three days of birth, babies begin to pick up the accent of their parents, according to a study. Researchers analyzed 60 newborns—half French, half German—and discovered that soon the French babies took on a specific cry,... More »

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baby • accent • child development • babies

 TV Noise Hurts Parent-Kid Bond 

Having TV on reduces quantity and quality of parent-child interactions

Sep 16, 09 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Having a television on reduces parent-child interaction and may hold back the development of young children—even if nobody's watching it, according to a new study. Researchers studied children ages 1 to 3 playing with their parents with and without an adult's show like Jeopardy playing in the background and... More »

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television • parenting • children • psychology • child development

(Newser) - Smog might be just as bad for your brain as it is for your lungs, a study finds. Researchers monitored the air pollution 249 mothers were exposed to during pregnancy, then monitored their children. They found that high pollution levels corresponded to a four-point drop in the kids’ IQ scores... More »

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pregnancy • child development • air pollution • IQ tests

 TV Slows Babies'  
 Learning: Study  

Cuts crucial talking time with adults

Jun 2, 09 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Infants’ time in front of the tube can mean less interaction with parents—interaction key to language development, a study suggests. Over 2 years, researchers recorded what kids aged two months to 4 years heard and said in random 12- to 16-hour periods. The scientists found that every additional hour... More »

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television • parenting • research • baby • infant • language • child development

 A Dad's Quest for
 Mind-Expanding Music 

On expert advice, he tries everything from Baroque to 12-tone

Jul 14, 08 8:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A father brings home his newborn and ponders the CD rack: How best to develop the baby's brain? Mozart? Bach? Toddler tunes? With the stakes so high, Jeremy Eichler takes his dilemma to the experts, he writes in the Boston Globe. One tells him that infants benefit from tricky rhythms,... More »

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music • baby • infant • child development

Smaller Babies Become Hostile Adults: Study

Low weight at birth and childhood linked to more hostility later in life

May 13, 08 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - New research has linked low birth weight and slow growth in childhood to increased levels of hostility in adults, Reuters reports. Researchers also discovered that the higher levels of aggression were linked to health trouble, including coronary problems, type 2 diabetes and earlier death. The levels of hostility appeared unconnected... More »

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weight • medical research • baby • infant • child development • prenatal care • body mass index

Obese Toddlers: Too Many Calories, Too Little Iron

Parents should wean children, feed them meat, eggs, study says

Sep 4, 07 8:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Overweight toddlers are more than twice as likely to have iron deficiencies as their skinnier counterparts, with Hispanics facing the highest risk, concludes a study in September’s Pediatrics, the first to link obesity with low iron levels. Researchers stressed the importance of weaning kids 1 to 3 years old... More »

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obesity • childhood obesity • obesity epidemic • Anemia • children • child development • pediatrics

School Bans Tag on Playground

Colorado school bans game in effort decrease schoolyard disputes

Aug 30, 07 6:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - When the new term starts next week at a Colorado elementary school, kids won't be chasing each other around the playground. Tag has been banned at Discovery Canyon Campus school, where it was deemed to generate too many injuries and complaints. “It causes a lot of conflict on the... More »

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children • school • bullying • tag • Colorado • elementary school • Discovery Canyon • recess • child development

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