By Maria Robinson. In this accessible and thought-provoking text, the author examines the behaviour of babies and young children in a developmental context, and takes into account the shifts and changes over time as young children grow and mature.Understanding Behaviour and Development in Early Childhood reveals,…ISBN: 9780415565615Published Sep 08, 2010 by Routledge
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June 21, 2010
Brain signs of schizophrenia found in babies
Researchers are the first to identify brain abnormalities in children at high risk for schizophrenia shortly after birth. The finding could lead to earlier detection of schizophrenia and enable better prevention and treatment.
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Monday Pets: Caring For Babies and Pets
Happy Father's Day, everyone! I spent a lot of time today thinking back to why I started blogging in the first place, while I was at my parents house doing the other-than-science things that I love to do: playing with the dog, cooking, gardening. I realized that I've not done enough of that stuff lately. I've only been seriously doing the blog thing (in the current format) since January, and I've
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June 15, 2010
Babies grasp number, space and time concepts
Even before they learn to speak, babies organize information about numbers, space and time in more complex ways than previously realized. "We've shown that 9-month-olds are sensitive to 'more than' or 'less than' relations across the number, size and duration of objects. What's really remarkable is they only need experience with one of these quantitative concepts to guess what the other quantitie
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February 22, 2010
Naps help babies learn and retain new information
Psychologists have found that infants need adequate sleep, including regular naps, in order to effectively learn about the new world they live in.
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February 16, 2010
Autism’s earliest symptoms not evident in children under 6 months
A study of the development of autism in infants, comparing the behavior of the siblings of children diagnosed with autism to that of babies developing normally, has found that the nascent symptoms of the condition.
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February 15, 2010
Possible Link Between Cognitive, Motor Delays And ‘Flat Head Syndrome’ In Young Babies
In a new study, infants averaging six months of age who exhibited positional plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) had lower scores than typical infants in observational tests used to evaluate cognitive and motor development...
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November 5, 2009
Babies’ Language Learning Starts From The Womb
From their very first days, newborns' cries already bear the mark of the language their parents speak, reveals a new study. The findings suggest that infants begin picking up elements of what will be their first language in the womb, and certainly long before their first babble or coo.
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September 26, 2009
A New Take On Why Social Cues Confuse Babies And Dogs In A Classic Hiding Game
A study by developmental scientists at the University of Iowa and Indiana University challenges the conclusions of two recent studies on how babies and dogs respond to certain social cues. The new findings, published in the journal Science, indicate that babies and dogs may not be as clever as the other studies suggest.
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September 25, 2009
New Take On Why Social Cues Confuse Babies And Dogs In Classic Hiding Game
A study by developmental scientists challenges the conclusions of two recent studies on how babies and dogs respond to certain social cues. The new findings indicate that babies and dogs may not be as clever as the other studies suggest.
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