News articles tagged with 'parent' (Page 2)
'Stupid strategies' could be best for the genes
— 28 Feb 2011 16:26 | HealthBlindly copying what your parents did - no matter how stupid it may seem - could be the best strategy for the long-term success of your genes, according to research by the Universities…
Women are better at forgiving
— 18 Feb 2011 18:47 | HealthA study by the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has carried out the first Spanish study into the emotional differences between the sexes and generations in terms of forgiveness.…
Plants cloned as seeds
— 18 Feb 2011 17:14 | BiologyPlants have for the first time been cloned as seeds. The research by aUC Davis plant scientists and their international collaborators, published Feb. 18 in the journal Science, is a…
Latino siblings of children with developmental disabilities at risk
— 17 Feb 2011 17:45 | HealthLatino siblings of children developmental disabilities such as Down syndrome and autism may face their own challenges, including anxiety and lower school performance, according to a…
Kinship caregivers receive less support than foster parents despite lower socioeconomic status
— 8 Feb 2011 18:09 | HealthChildren placed with a relative after being removed from their home for maltreatment have fewer behavioural and social skills problems than children in foster care, but may have a higher…
Video games are good for girls - if parents play along
— 1 Feb 2011 20:51 | HealthDads who still haven't given up video games now have some justification to keep on playing - if they have a daughter…
Opposites may attract, but they don't make better parents
— 28 Jan 2011 16:39 | BiologyA study by experts at the University of Exeter has revealed that couples with similar personalities make much better parents than those with different dispositions - at least in the…
Childhood self-control predicts adult health and wealth
— 25 Jan 2011 18:35 | HealthA long-term study has found that children who scored lower on measures of self-control as young as age 3 were more likely to have health problems, substance dependence, financial troubles…
Smoking around your kindergartner could raise their blood pressure
— 11 Jan 2011 17:35 | HealthIf you smoke around your children, they could have high blood pressure or be headed in an unhealthy direction before learning their ABC's, according to research reported in Circulation:…
Boy or girl? Australians think we shouldn't choose
— 3 Jan 2011 16:41 | HealthMost Australians do not approve of IVF or abortion for sex-selection purposes, and most do not think a hypothetical blue or pink pill to select the sex of a child should be legal, a…