Good and bad factors that can influence adolescent sleep
Sleep is very important for adolescents’ health. Sleep of 7 hours or longer can improve their learning ability, memory of new knowledge, and reduce...
Breast milk sugar helps protect babies from Group B strep infection
Group B strep (GBS) are bacteria found normally in vagina, intestine and rectal area in about 33% of healthy pregnant women. Most pregnant women...
Mothers’ parenting stress can predict children’s academic performance at kindergarten entry
For children to succeed when they reach kindergarten, they must be ready for the demands of a school day.
For example, they need to follow...
How family stress affects child development
Family stress, such as financial problems, can strongly influence children’s physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development.
Therefore, it is important to understand how this happens and...
Children can learn problem-solving skills with iPad
Nowadays touchscreen devices like iPad and tablets are quite popular in children.
One question is when using an iPad, can they learn problem-solving skills besides...
How an afternoon nap can boost your language learning
One important part of language learning is to make associations among new words. This requires consolidation, a process can strengthen memories and make them...
Bad boys, good girls? Parents do not discipline their sons and daughters differently
In both science and society, it is debated how much parents contribute to gender differences in the behavior of their children.
Are boys for example...
Digital games may help students develop critical thinking skills
Game-based learning has gained lots of attention in the science and education fields.
Previous research has focused on game playing in various fields, such as...
How does food change the timing of puberty?
Puberty is a special phase for individual development. During puberty, a child goes through a series of physical and psychological changes, which help him/her...
Student’s second-language grade may depend on classroom listening position
When I learnt second language in middle school, listening test was always the hardest part I tried every method to conquer.
Nevertheless, the testing score...