News articles tagged with 'parent'
Parents trust doctors most when it comes to information about vaccine safety
— 2 Apr 2011 11:10 | HealthMost parents get their information about vaccines from their children's doctors, but some also consider public health officials, other parents, friends and family members and even celebrities…
Internet program reduces infant and toddler sleep problems, helps moms sleep better too
— 1 Apr 2011 16:03 | HealthA study in the April 1 issue of the journal SLEEP demonstrates that an Internet-based intervention was effective at reducing infant and toddler sleep disturbances, as well as providing…
Babies who sleep with smoker parents exhibit high nicotine levels
— 29 Mar 2011 17:22 | Health'Third-hand smoke' stuck to skin or clothing is responsible for the high nicotine levels seen in babies who share a bedroom with their smoker parents. This is the conclusion of a study…
Osteopathy 'of no benefit' to children with cerebral palsy
— 15 Mar 2011 21:17 | HealthResearch commissioned by Cerebra, the charity that helps to improve the lives of children with brain conditions, and carried out by the Cerebra Research Unit (CRU) at the Peninsula…
Children of immigrants more apt than natives to live with both parents
— 15 Mar 2011 21:14 | HealthChildren of immigrants are more likely to live in households headed by two married parents than children of natives in their respective ethnic groups, according to Penn State sociologists…
The new adulthood: Extended parental support as a safety net
— 15 Mar 2011 20:08 | HealthA new study from the Journal of Marriage and Family shows that contrary to popular anxieties about slacker young adults who refuse to grow up, or indulgent parents who stifle their…
Older parents are happier with more children
— 7 Mar 2011 17:25 | Health'Children may be a long-term investment in happiness,' says MPIDR demographer Mikko Myrskylae. Together with Rachel Margolis from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, USA,…
Parents rationalise the economic cost of children by exaggerating their parental joy
— 3 Mar 2011 12:23 | HealthAny parent can tell you that raising a child is emotionally and intellectually draining. Despite their tales of professional sacrifice, financial hardship, and declines in marital satisfaction,…
Stanford discoveries offer first new hope in three decades for lethal paediatric brain tumour
— 1 Mar 2011 18:21 | HealthA paediatric brain tumour that causes gruesome suffering is finally yielding its secrets. For the first time, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have cultured…
Foster parents receive more support than kinship caregivers, UT Southwestern study finds
— 28 Feb 2011 16:40 | HealthChildren who are placed with a relative because of mistreatment at home fare better in some areas than those placed in foster care, but they may have a higher risk of substance use…