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Therefore, lying demands both advanced cognitive development and social skills that honesty simply doesn t require. The truth, according to Talwar, is that kids grow into it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
'Foster grandparents' mentor children Mar 5, 2008
The foster grandparents assist children in areas such as literacy, language, cultural practices and cognitive development. The children s special needs are identified by a teacher or someone who works with them, Cram said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Rockfest brings bands together to benefit local teacher Feb 29, 2008
Music is known to have therapeutic benefits, often helping improve motor skills and cognitive development. Advertisement. (The News-Herald)
Antioxidants Do Not Help Children With Down's Syndrome Develop, Study Shows Feb 26, 2008
After 18 months, the children remaining in the study were assessed for their mental and cognitive development. The researchers found that giving the supplements made no difference to the biochemical outcomes in the children and did not improve their language or psychomotor development. (Science Daily)
USAID Fights Neglected Tropical Diseases Feb 23, 2008
In addition, they can contribute to limited school enrollment, diminished childhood growth and cognitive development, and reduced economic productivity in adults. Treating the millions of people who suffer from NTDs will help to change these negative effects and to improve not only personal health, but also economic growth at large. (PR Newswire)
Operators of private schools asked to develop comprehensive curriculum Feb 23, 2008
"The moral and cognitive development of pupils and students are paramount in our quest for quality and sound education", Mrs Amevor said. Source:GNA. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Antibiotics Do Not Appear Helpful In Preventing Fluid Buildup In Children With Ear Infections Feb 21, 2008
"The effusion may lead to a conductive hearing loss of 15 decibels to 40 decibels, and this hearing loss could have an adverse effect on language development, cognitive development, behavior and quality of life," the authors write. Laura Koopman, M.Sc. (Science Daily)
Fact Sheet: Fighting Neglected Tropical Diseases Around The World Feb 20, 2008
They can reduce school enrollment, diminish childhood growth and cognitive development, and reduce economic productivity in adults. Most drugs needed to treat NTDs are donated by the pharmaceutical industry. (White House News Releases)
Antibiotics Do Little for Inner Ear Infections Feb 20, 2008
This buildup can result in hearing loss, which can affect language development, cognitive development, behavior and quality of life, according to the researchers. The report was published in the February issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology-Head Surgery. (MEDLINEplus)
Two Little Hands Productions, Creators of Popular Children's TV Series Signing Time, Debuts Second Season at This Year's Toy Fair 2008 Feb 19, 2008
As early as nine months, babies and toddlers can learn to communicate through signs and research shows that babies who learn to sign may experience reduced frustrations and fewer tantrums, enhanced cognitive development and increased IQ scores, increased bonding with parents, increased interest in books, and quicker development of speaking, spelling and reading skills. Two Little Hands Productions will also feature their first season of Signing Time during the Toy Fair, with titles from the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Correcting Poor Vision Can Help Preschoolers' Performance Feb 17, 2008
These results from this relatively small sample of low-income preschoolers with ametropia suggested that early identification and correction should optimize cognitive development and learning, at least in the studied sample, the researchers conclude. Co-authors of the study are Anne-Catherine Roch-Levecq, Ph. (Science Daily)
Pre-school with promise: Second-year program at Adel-DeSoto-Minburn Elementary has growing potential Feb 16, 2008
While local pre-schools have proven success in education, physical and cognitive development, the A-D-M classroom is more equipped to provide the LRE mandated by the government, such as the quiet room built adjacent to the classroom. It allows a visually impaired student to receive stimulations from light sources in a dark room, without distracting other students. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
In the days before Kindergarten Feb 14, 2008
- Aims to enhance the social and cognitive development of children through educational, health, nutritional and social services. Jump Start. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Teaching imagination and innovation Feb 13, 2008
This year students had to take into account safety standards and incorporate activities to "stimulate cognitive development and fine/gross motor skills" to complete an interactive learning center that was also transportable. Students had three hours and 15 minutes to complete their design projects, which left some students scrambling up until the deadline to put the finishing touches on a project. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
How early is too early to begin school? Feb 2, 2008
When this happens, both social and cognitive development are hurt. There is a growing body of research that disputes the conventional wisdom of the earlier, the better. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Biarnes, Paupeck offer science education for adults Feb 2, 2008
These scientists offer real evidence about a child s cognitive development with tools to help parents make more informed choices about schools and toys, plus activities to foster learning with kids at home. Thinking these findings would intrigue a wider audience of parents and teachers, Museum Courses coordinator Bess Paupeck says: We created the Science of Kids workshops, based on the Living Laboratory research, as an adults-only time and space for researchers to present findings and let... (Somerville Journal, MA)
Kids Learn More When Mom Is Listening Jan 25, 2008
30, 2001) One of the scientists leading the effort to understand exactly how infants go about learning language told a White House Summit on Early Childhood Cognitive Development today that the fundamental. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Copper Controversy Haunts Armenian Town Jan 24, 2008
Annual studies conducted by the institute put Alaverdi kindergartners cognitive development at "7 to 10 points behind the norm," Babaian said. "And the emitted poisonous elements are greatly at fault for all this.". (EurasiaNet.org)
spanglish explosion Jan 20, 2008
The study also found that children who are adequately exposed to two languages at an early age experience noticeable gains: They are more flexible and creative, and reach high levels of cognitive development at an earlier age than their monolingual peers. During the first year, Bowen was the only one teaching both kindergarten and first grade within the Spanish Immersion setting. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Fish Oil Supplements During Pregnancy Appear Safe Jan 19, 2008 Orphaned Children Show Higher Intelligence And Fare Better In Foster Care Than In Institutions Dec 29, 2007 Study: 1st 2 years critical to child's brain, IQ Dec 26, 2007 First two years vital for kid's IQ Dec 25, 2007 Foster care boosts better mental growth than orphanage Dec 21, 2007 More talking at the back! Dec 16, 2007 Texas Ranks In Bottom Half For Children Living In Poverty Dec 11, 2007 AMERIGROUP Foundation Delivers Winter Safety Tips and Warm Hats Just in Time for New Jersey's Freezing Winter Dec 6, 2007 Lingo Media Reports Third Quarter Results and Business Update Dec 1, 2007 Bush and Annapolis; Pubs, cafés and smoking; Hibernation and cretinism Nov 28, 2007 Are professional teachers born or made? Nov 27, 2007 Gene tests alarm Down syndrome families Nov 25, 2007 Children With Asperger Syndrome More Likely To Have Sleep Problems Nov 22, 2007 What's the proper age for a child to enter kindergarten? Nov 15, 2007 Speech Language Pathologist Diane Simon Announces the Launch of Educational Children's Website CEOToddler.com Nov 13, 2007 Jaideep Mishra:Effective spending Nov 13, 2007 Babies Driving Their Own Robots Nov 11, 2007 Beyond James Watson's Row and Ghana Nov 11, 2007 Arthur Bremer, Who Shot Wallace, Is Freed Nov 10, 2007 Breastfeeding boost IQ in infants with 'helpful' genetic variant Nov 6, 2007 Should Africans Accept Watson's Apology? Nov 5, 2007 When Spanish and English collide Oct 25, 2007 First down and life to go Oct 21, 2007 Does Our Educational System Allow Creativity Oct 20, 2007 Black people 'less intelligent' scientist claims Oct 20, 2007 Learning Connection Program grants awarded Oct 19, 2007 Music- making, math in perfect harmony Oct 19, 2007 Kids bombarded with media distractions: study Oct 18, 2007 Block-play May Improve Language Development In Toddlers Oct 15, 2007 U.S.D. 435 enrollment shows growth Oct 11, 2007 Toy Blocks Might Boost Toddlers' Language Skills Oct 4, 2007 Fall Report Card: Parents' First Sign of Trouble Ahead Oct 1, 2007 Why some women are worrywarts Sep 29, 2007 Scientific Nursing Top Gives Breastfeeding Babies A Brain Workout Sep 25, 2007 Inside the Charlie & Denise Custody Battle Sep 24, 2007 The day the music was reborn: School visit inspires VH1 program Sep 20, 2007 Meanwhile: The genius of 'Baby Einstein' Sep 19, 2007 * Alex the parrot: prodigy or bird brain? Sep 15, 2007 Internet star Sep 13, 2007 Schools celebrate Kindergarten Sep 12, 2007 Billionaire banker is bullish on Arizona Sep 12, 2007 Death of gifted parrot stuns scientists Sep 11, 2007 Mothers-to-be in Britain will get 200 to spend on healthy food Sep 11, 2007 Pregnant women to get cash for good diet Sep 9, 2007 Reception year teachers most important for primary education Sep 8, 2007 Kids smarter than apes -- sometimes, anyway Sep 7, 2007 Iron Deficiency Common in Overweight Toddlers Sep 7, 2007 Boy injured in shaken-baby case slowly makes progress Sep 2, 2007 Lack of sleep among new school-goers leads to behavioral, cognitive problems Sep 2, 2007 Can't Sleep? Turn Off the Cellphone! Sep 2, 2007 Fast-food ads under attack again Aug 30, 2007 Early years policy 'lacks impact' Aug 28, 2007 Doubts over progress in early learning Aug 28, 2007 'No impact' from early years measures Aug 28, 2007 Oral Chelation for Children Exposed to Lead Paint in their Toys Aug 19, 2007 Turn It Off, Baby Aug 12, 2007 Educational DVDs may make baby less brainy Aug 10, 2007 Baby DVDs & Child Development Aug 10, 2007 Developmental DVDs might do more harm than good Aug 10, 2007 Are Educational Videos Bad for Your Baby? Aug 9, 2007 Do Educational DVDs Make Babies Blockheads? Aug 9, 2007 DVDs Don't Produce Brainy Babies Aug 9, 2007 Baby DVDs May Slow Language Development Aug 9, 2007 Parents tricked by Baby Einstein Aug 8, 2007 Want a baby Einstein? Ditch the educational DVDs Aug 8, 2007
Dr. Susan L. Prescott from the University of Western Australia and associates assessed the effects of prenatal omega-3 LC PUFA on cognitive development in 72 children whose mothers received either high-dose fish oil or olive oil (the comparison or "control" group) during pregnancy. The researchers detected significant increases in omega-3 LC PUFAs in the umbilical cord blood of infants in the fish oil group compared with those in the control group, the authors report, whereas omega-6 fatty acid... (MEDLINEplus)
Annals of medicine II: Accepting autism Jan 9, 2008
While other kids his age were now talking, jumping, showing cognitive development, my son seemed to regress. He stopped saying the couple of words he had ("mom" being one of them). (International Herald Tribune)
All children were the subject of follow-up assessments that included not only cognitive development, but also standardized intelligence tests. Timing related to the intervention was looked at closely. (Science Daily)
nbsp; "Our findings suggest that there may be a sensitive period in the first two years of life in which experiences are especially important in shaping cognitive development," said principal investigator Charles Zeanah, professor and chief of child psychiatry at Tulane University School of Medicine ... Children placed in foster care within the first 18 months of life had the greatest gains in cognitive development compared to those placed in foster care later. (Xinhuanet, China)
WASHINGTON: A new study has found that the quality of care given to a child within the first two years of life directly affects brain development and IQ.. Led by researchers from Tulane University, a team of investigators followed abandoned young children in Romanian orphanages over time. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Nelson said there may be a sensitive period spanning the first two years of life within which the onset of foster care exerts a maximal effect on cognitive development. The study began in Bucharest, Hungary, in 2000 and included 136 children under 31 months living in six institutions. (Xinhuanet, China)
Likewise, play and make believe are important for early cognitive development and teachers should praise "effort rather than performance", as children who believe their intelligence is fixed are less likely to make an effort to learn than those who believe their intelligence can grow. Research produced so far by the first major review of primary education in 40 years has been sound. (Guardian Unlimited)
For children in low-income homes, here's how Texas ranks: 32 out of 50 for social well being, 43 out of 50 for cognitive development and education and 41 out of 50 state for health status. The latest information from the census bureau shows 20 percent of children in Texas have no health insurance, the highest percent in the nation. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
"With the winter upon us, these valuable lessons will be put to good use." Since 1974, Passaic Family Head Start has promoted school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional and social services. They engage parents in their children's learning and help them in making progress toward their educational, literacy and employment goals. (PR Newswire)
In Canada, Lingo Media specializes in the field of early childhood cognitive development, through its subsidiary A+ Child Development Ltd. ("A+"). A+ distributes educational materials along with its unique curriculum. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Has Robb ever heard of "Alpine cretinism," a condition that made people lose muscle tone and coordination, restricted their height and greatly impeded their cognitive development. Alpine cretinism, as the name implies, was endemic in much of the Alps until very recently, when diets finally became rich in iodine. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
On one hand, such courses present theories of learning and cognitive development. Although these enable student teachers to quote current theories, the theories remain broad generalizations that are difficult to apply in the classroom. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Learning and cognitive development is slowed ... The girl has had open-heart surgery, arthritis and slow cognitive development. (AZCentral -- News)
AS is distinguished from the other ASDs in having no general delay in language or cognitive development. Although it is not mentioned in standard diagnostic criteria, there are frequent reports of motor clumsiness and atypical use of language. (Science Daily)
A child's cognitive development could be advanced, but that doesn't mean social and emotional skills have reached the necessary levels. I recently worked with a student struggling with a similar situation. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
The manual specifies which toys will be the most effective for achieving the best results from each activity and also features a Weekly and Quarterly Earnings report so that parents and educators can chart the cognitive development and progress of each child. "I have enjoyed creating the CEO Toddler concept as it is truly a unique do-it-yourself early learning program leading all toddlers toward early academic success!" also added Diane Simon MS CCC-SLP, CEO of CEOToddler. (BusinessWire)
Specifically, a study of Mexico finds that complete substitution of dirt floors by cement leads to as much as 78% reduction in parasitic infection, 49% drop in diarrhoea, 81% decrease in anaemia and 36 to 96% improvement in cognitive development. Additionally, the working paper Housing, Health and Happiness finds that replacing dirt floors by cement floors significantly improves adult welfare, as measured by increased satisfaction with housing and quality of life, and also lowers... (India Times)
It sounds like the theme of a cartoon series but it is actually the focus of important and innovative research being conducted at the University of Delaware that could have significant repercussions for the cognitive development of infants with special needs ... We predict that this increased social interaction alone will provide an important boost in their cognitive development. (Science Daily)
One of the errors of the colonialists and Ghanaian/African elites, as Boakye-Dankwa Boadi, features writer for the Ghana News Agency, argued in contesting Watsons view, citing Jean Piaget, the vicar of cognitive development, was that intelligence is always related to an organisms adaptation to its environment. A letter writer to the Accra-based Joy FM on Watsons statement said that there is no difference between white and black when it comes to intelligence from DNA analysis. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
And frankly even if they supposedly didn t, what do we do with dogs that bite people we euthanize them (and they surely have lower cognitive development than the most retarded killers and if they are mad dogs, as in insane dogs, we still eudthanize them. There are too many killers in our prisons and mental hospitals. (New York Times)
LC-PUFAS in breast milk, the authors said, is believed to enhance cognitive development because the fatty acids are required for efficient neurotransmission and are involved in neuronal growth and regeneration. The study included 1,037 children in New Zealand and 1,116 families with same sex twins in England and Wales. (EurekAlert!)
Jean Piaget, the father of cognitive development, maintained that intelligence is always related to an organism's adaptation to its environment. In 1987 this writer, who was stationed in Bolgatanga came down to Accra to visit the family and decided to take his four-year-old daughter to Kumasi to go and meet her paternal grandmother for the first time. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
According to the International School of the Peninsula, in cognitive development, one language is usually dominant over the other. With my friends I ll speak both. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Also known as aspers, the disorder can be described as a mild form of autism, which is not as damaging to cognitive development but does impede physical and social development. Sometimes he gets excited and flails his arms uncontrollably, Cavanaugh said. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
" This alerts our nation that we have a real problem. In view of this I am attaching an old article I wrote some time ago . In contrast, researchers have identified that a childs first three years are critical for the development of language, attention span, social skills, and problem-solving capabilities. Yes, given the importance of quality early childhood care, well-designed early childhood centres are lacking in Ghana. Day care centres serving low-income children in the rural areas are so... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
"Environmental factors play a role in determining IQ. Proper childhood nutrition appears critical for cognitive development; malnutrition can lower IQ. Other research indicates environmental factors such as prenatal exposure to toxins, duration of breastfeeding, and micronutrient deficiency can affect IQ. It is well known that it is possible to increase one's IQ score by training, for example by regularly playing puzzle games, or strategy games like Chess. Musical training in childhood also... (USA Today -- Tech)
Children have opportunities to become involved in activities that promote their physical, social, emotional and cognitive development. During the Learning Connection classes, children explore in areas of math, science, literacy, large and small motor, music and art. (Charles City Press, IO)
Rauscher is an endowed professor of cognitive development at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. She has a bachelor's degree in cello performance from The Julliard School and bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in experimental psychology from Columbia University. (Kettle Moraine Index, WI)
The study also suggests extensive media use by children can result in reduced attention span, aggresive behavior and poor cognitive development. It also found that 97 per cent of the food advertisements aired during children's programming are high in sugar, salt and fat. (CTV.ca)
Many toys today claim to improve children's cognitive development. However, most such claims are unsubstantiated. (Science Daily)
Head Start is a national program that promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families, according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The Head Start program provides grants to local public and private non-profit and for-profit agencies to provide comprehensive child development services to economically... (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
While many toys claim to help improve young children's cognitive development, most of those claims are unsubstantiated, the study authors noted. HealthDay. (MEDLINEplus)
That means paying attention to their physical, emotional, and cultural development as well as their cognitive development. Put another way, talking, listening, exposing children to new experiences such as visits to the zoo and the museum, watching shows together and then discussing them, engaging in physical activities like dance and sports, eating healthy foods and playing all contribute to literacy. (Canada Newswire)
issue of the journal Child Development, also found that children increasingly made these kinds of past-to-future connections as they got older, which yields insight into their cognitive development. "These results are significant because they reveal that knowledge about the impact of past-to-future thinking on emotions and behaviors develops during the ," said study author Kristin Lagattuta of the University of California, Davis. (MSNBC -- Health)
The new nursing top incorporates the latest research in infant cognitive development by using patterns designed to stimulate babies' vision ... It increases neurological connections in the brain and aids crucial cognitive development ... "Breastfeeding time can be used as a valuable learning and cognitive development session during such an important phase in an infant's development," she said. (Science Daily)
" This is not the first time the actress has turned to the court. The 36-year-old made similar accusations last year that resulted in a temporary restraining order for Charlie. But the new filing may do more to hurt Denise s cause than to help her, according to Judge Lynn Toler of the MyNetworkTV program Decision House. If the second filing was prompted by new information or evidence, then it makes a great deal of difference. If not, multiple filings of the same thing can hurt your credibility... (OK! Magazine)
Despite the successes, continued cutbacks in public school budgets nationwide have left plenty of work to be done, while studies have shown that programs in music, dance, visual arts and theater education improve the cognitive development of children. "I hope we find a day where music and art programs aren't on the chopping block," said Tom Calderone, chairman of the Save the Music Foundation. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Back then, in 2002, there was no research on whether these videos lived up to their billing of being good for babies' "cognitive development.". But now a survey by researchers at the University of Washington, just published in The Journal of Pediatrics, has found that for every hour of baby-video viewing per day, children ages 8 to 16 months knew six to eight fewer words than those who watched no videos. (International Herald Tribune)
They are younger than Alex and at a less advanced stage in their cognitive development, but she is hopeful that with training they will scale the heights of their predecessor. Alex's death, as the debate it has prompted on blogs indicates, touches on a number of difficult subjects: the suspect Cartesian differentiation of the world into thinking humans and dumb animals; the argument over where mimicry ends and independent thought begins; the question of whether caging birds for experimentation... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
They are younger than Alex and at a less advanced stage in their cognitive development, but she is hopeful that with training they will scale the heights of their predecessor. The work of the Alex Foundation, which cites its mission as to "expand the base of knowledge establishing the cognitive and communicative abilities of parrots as intelligent beings ... [and] improve the lives of parrots", does not end with Alex. (Guardian Unlimited)
Teaching techniques have changed dramatically over the years and with support from the Illinois General Assembly and Henderson-Mercer-Warren Counties Regional Office, dedicated teachers strive to advance social skill development, promote neurological growth and nurture cognitive development. "Our Area Kindergarten teachers offer exemplary programs that model developmentally appropriate learning where children can thrive, grow and carry with them the strengths of who they can be throughout their... (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
Kaiser touted Educare, a program that provides sensory stimulation, frequent human contact and other help for low-income children, mainly from birth to three years old when cognitive development is rapid. He said researchers have found early childhood development makes for more socially and intellectually developed children who are less likely to require special education or be jailed later in life, with improved job skills. (AZCentral -- Business)
What is clear is that the bird had not reached a plateau in his cognitive development, Pepperberg said. As recently as this year, Alex was demonstrating the ability to take distinct sounds from words he knew and combine them to form new words. (Boston Globe)
5lbs, are not only at greater risk of dying in infancy, but face long-term difficulties such as heart disease, diabetes, lung conditions and impaired cognitive development because their growth has been retarded in the womb by a lack of essential nutrients. Another problem driving the high number of underweight babies is the fact that Britain also has Europe's highest rate of teenage births, with an average of 26 children born to every 1,000 women aged between 15 and 19. (News-Medical.net)
They are not only at greater risk of dying in infancy, but face long-term difficulties such as heart disease, diabetes, lung conditions and impaired cognitive development because their growth has been retarded in the womb by a lack of essential nutrients. Another problem driving the high number of underweight babies is the fact that Britain has Europe's highest rate of teenage births, with an average of 26 children born to every 1,000 women aged between 15 and 19, more than four times the rate... (Guardian Unlimited)
The papers author Professor Peter Tymms, Director of Durhams CEM Centre explained the potential policy implications: This work reinforces research which shows early years education is critical for childrens later cognitive development and that while attention should of course be given to every year of education, more value should be placed on the most sensitive times, the first few years ... The research data comes from the CEM Centres Performance Indicators in Primary Schools (PIPS)... (EurekAlert!)
"We may thus think of 2-year-old children's cognitive development in the physical domain as still basically equivalent to that of the common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees some 6 million years ago ... but their social cognition as already well down the species-specific path.". The apes performed the tests in animal sanctuaries in Africa and Indonesia. (Scientific American)
Inadequate iron in infancy and early childhood can lead to delays in behavioral and cognitive development, Dr. Jane M. Brotanek, the study's lead author, told Reuters Health. "If your child is overweight, he or she could have iron deficiency and could eventually have compromised school performance," added Brotanek, who is at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and is also affiliated with the Children's Medical Center there. (MEDLINEplus)
According to the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome, 31 percent of children who are diagnosed with the condition reach a normal cognitive development level. "We think he can do whatever he sets his mind to," she said. (NEPA News, PA)
This finding points to an early critical period for cognitive development that may be jeopardized by short sleep duration, noted Dr. Montplaisir. The results also demonstrate a significant relationship between high HI scores at six years of age and a short increasing sleep duration pattern. (EurekAlert!)
Those short-sleeping children, says lead author Dr. Jacques Montplaisir, performed poorly on vocabulary and cognitive development tests at age 5, compared with the more rested group. In fact, the study found that getting one fewer hour of sleep a night during early development can triple a child's chance of scoring low on such tests, underlining sleep's long-lasting effects on proper language and cognitive development ... These results are the only the latest in a growing body of evidence that... (Time.com)
" Kunkel says exposure alone doesn't teach consumers skepticism children first have to reach a certain level of cognitive development. "Media training absolutely has value for older children. for younger children it's not relevant," he says. Sponsored Links | | | | ajc.com Archives Yellow Pages | Advertisement MOST POPULAR STORIES Search AJC Archives Search staff-written and other selected articles. from 1985 to present from 1868 - 1929 services Find the right people for the job: Keyword... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
They measured the cognitive development of almost 35,000 children who entered primary schools between 2001 and 2006. Researcher Dr Christine Merrell said: "Our aim with this study is to provide a single perspective on the changing profiles of children starting school in England during a time of rapid change. "While the Pips assessments used in the study do not measure how many children were involved in national initiatives, one would have expected that the major government programmes would have... (BBC News -- UK)
Researchers at Durham University's Curriculum, Evaluation and Management (CEM) Centre measured the cognitive development of four-year-olds in areas chosen to be good predictors of later success, such as vocabulary, early reading and phonological awareness sections. The data included measurements of how well the children wrote their own names, their ability to identify objects in a picture, word recognition and whether they could pick out rhyming words. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Researchers at the university's Curriculum, Evaluation and Management (CEM) Centre used the Centre's Performance Indicators in Primary Schools (PIPS) assessment to measure the cognitive development of almost 35,000 children on entry into primary school between 2001 and 2006. Researcher author Dr Christine Merrell believes the study reveals potential policy implications for how future early years initiatives are introduced and monitored. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Lead is a very dangerous toxin that effects the cognitive development of children ... Lead is of course a dangerous heavy metal toxin that unfortunately effects children and their cognitive development more acutely. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
In a survey of the video-watching habits of 1,000 families, the DVDssome of which promise to enhance the cognitive development of babies as young as 3 monthsfared worst out of several types of programming studied. Exposure to educational shows, like "Sesame Street," and non-educational ones, like "SpongeBob Square-Pants," had no net effect on language, researchers saidbut for every hour that infants 8 to 16 months spent watching the baby DVDs, they understood six to eight fewer words,... (Newsweek)
"The take-home message, frankly, for parents is that if they're using these videos under the belief that they actually enhance their child's cognitive development, they should think again," said Dr. Dimitri Christakis, a pediatrics researcher at the Seattle institute. Font. (National Post)
They'll continue to research various language acquisition products, educational programming, and young children to learn more about the long-term effects of cognitive development. The content of baby DVDs. (Suite101.com)
The researchers believe more research is required, particularly to examine the long-term effects of baby DVDs and videos on children's cognitive development. Co-authors of the study are Dr. Dimitri Christakis, a pediatrics researcher at Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute and a UW professor of pediatrics, and Andrew Meltzoff, co-director of the UW's Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences. (Monsters and Critics.com)
The DVDs have become one of the most popular educational tools for parents, with promises to build the vocabulary and enhance the cognitive development of babies as young as 3 months old. The baby-brain industry now represents about $20 billion a year, according to Susan Gregory Thomas, author of "Buy Buy Baby" (Houghton Mifflin, 2007). (MSNBC -- Health)
However, they added that the effects may be temporary, which could account for the lack of evidence that the DVDs and videos adversely affect the cognitive development of toddlers. "The study does not answer the question why," Brown noted. (TechNewsWorld)
He and his colleagues said more research is needed to examine the long-term effects of baby DVDs/videos on children's cognitive development. HealthDay. (MEDLINEplus)
Given what we now know, I believe the onus is on the manufacturers to prove their claims that watching these programs can positively impact children's cognitive development. " As part of the telephone interviews, which took about 45 minutes to complete, a standard inventory for measuring infant language development was used. Parents of the 8 to 16 month olds were asked how many of a list of about 90 words their child understood. Typical words on this list included choo choo, mommy and nose.... (Newsmax)
"I believe the onus is on the manufacturers to prove their claims that watching these programs can positively impact children's cognitive development," said Dimitri Christakis, a pediatrics researcher at Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute and a co-author of the study. Andrew Meltzoff, co-director of the University of Washington's Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, said parents and caretakers were the baby's first and best teachers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
One of the researchers, Dimitri Chirstakis, from Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute, said: "I believe the onus is on the manufacturers to prove their claims that watching these programs can positively impact children's cognitive development.". Guardian News & Media. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
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