Jan 2009
“The Psychologist in the Baby”
Zero to Three is offering a free article from its May 2008 Journal that explains research indicating that babies and toddlers may not be as egocentric as we have thought.
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Feb 2008
What’s Gotten Into Kids These Days?
(From the National Institute of Early Education Research--NIEER) ”Behavior problems among preschoolers are emerging as a national issue. In several studies released in the past month, researchers at Yale, Rutgers and Cornell universities, among others, are treating preschoolers' conduct as a challenge that calls for changes in school programs and classroom management.”
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Jan 2009
Verbal Aggression May Affect Children’s Behavior and Self-Esteem
Esteem This study from Purdue University found that mothers with a tendency to be verbally aggressive tried to control and direct their children during playtime. As a result, the children were less cooperative and their self-esteem was affected.
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Jan 2009
Unclaimed Children Revisited: The Status of Children’s Mental Health Policy in the United States
The National Center for Children in Poverty revisits the original “Unclaimed Children” report, 25 years later. They find that the “majority of states are taking tangible steps to improve their mental health delivery systems for children and youth” although the “changes, while promising, are often severely limited in scope and shallow in depth due to lack of concerted strategic plans.”
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Jan 2008
State Consortium Aims to Improve Quality of Preventive and Developmental Services for Young Children
(from PLUK)
Montana has been selected to The National Academy for State Health Policy to participate in a national consortium to improve early identification of young children with developmental problems. Public-private partnerships in each state will improve policy and clinical practice so that children’s developmental and behavioral disorders are identified and treated at as early an age as possible
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Aug 2008
Researchers Study Very Early Intervention for Autism
Researchers at the University of Washington are treating infants who show early signs of autism with intensive behavioral therapy to see if it is possible to prevent full-blown autism.
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Feb 2008
Preschoolers Benefit from Mental Health Screening
Researchers at the Child Development Institute of the University of North Carolina have developed a simple and inexpensive mental health screening tool for young children called ABLE—Attention, Behavior, Language and Emotions. This tool enables early childhood professionals to spot emerging socio-emotional problems that can affect later school success.
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Aug 2008
Postpartum Depression Affects Mothers and Babies
This study from the Centers for Disease Control reports that 10-15% of new mothers have symptoms of postpartum depression, which can strongly affect the physical and psychological health of both babies and mothers. The risk is higher if the mother is younger, has less education, receives Medicaid benefits, is stressed or abused in her relationship with her partner, used tobacco during her pregnancy, experienced traumatic or financial stress during her pregnancy, or has a low- birth-weight baby.
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Jan 2009
Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills
Imaginative play helps children develop executive function and the ability to self-regulate. Read more in this article from NPR; you can also listen to the broadcast.
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Feb 2008
Learning Difficulties and Social Skills: What’s the Connection?
Having a learning problem can affect a child’s social skills and prevent him from having successful relationships. This article examines the three components of social skills (social intake, internal process, and social output) and provides tips for parents on how to teach social skills.
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Aug 2008
Gene-Environment Interaction Affects Children’s Shyness
A recent study looked at DNA and behavior to find the causes of extreme shyness in young children. Those children who had a genetic tendency toward anxiety and whose mothers lacked social support were the most likely to be socially reticent and reserved.
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Dec 2008
Flu during Pregnancy Linked with Schizophrenia, Autism
A bout of the flu during the second trimester of pregnancy raises the risk of the child developing schizophrenia. The culprit is not the infection itself but rather the body’s response to the infection.
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Jan 2008
Factors that predict mental health problems
Factors that predict mental health problems can be identified in the early years. This report includes 10 strategies to help the most at-risk babies, toddlers, and families by connecting them to intensive supports that can get them on a path to early school success. http://nccp.org/pub_pes06a.html (from the National Center for Children in Poverty)
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Apr 2008
Creative Play Makes for Kids in Control
National Public Radio highlights the Tools of the Mind curriculum, which helps children learn better self-regulation and improve executive function.
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Apr 2008
Connections Between Early Literacy and Social Behavior
Social and intellectual development are strongly linked in young children. “Early problems in literacy achievement are not immediately associated with aggressive behavior but, over time, they become increasingly predictive as these difficulties gather momentum and as children become more frustrated.” (National Scientific Council on the Developing Child)
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Apr 2008
Children Who Bully Also Have Problems in Other Relationships
About 10% of children who bully are persistent bullies and may go on to experience relationship problems in their teen years and beyond. Early interventions can focus on relationships with others as well as problem solving and behaviors.
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Mar 2009
Behavior, Taming the 800-pound Gorilla
If you feel like behavior issues are taking over your life, you’re certainly not alone. With disability often comes communication troubles that manifest into undesirable outbursts.
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Dec 2008
Autism in Girls Underdiagnosed--BBC
Autism is believed to be four times more prevalent in boys than girls but recent news indicates that autism in girls is underdiagnosed.
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Dec 2008
Autism in Girls Underdiagnosed--ABC
Autism is believed to be four times more prevalent in boys than girls but recent news indicates that autism in girls is underdiagnosed.
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Feb 2009
Anti-social Behavior In Girls Predicts Adolescent Depression Seven Years Later
Past behavior is generally considered to be a good predictor of future behavior, but new research indicates that may not be the case in the development of depression, particularly among adolescent girls.
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