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Infant and Preschool Learning News
April 10, 2020
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Leaving Your Baby to 'Cry It Out' Has No Adverse Effects on Child Development, Study Suggests

Mar. 10, 2020 — Leaving an infant to 'cry it out' from birth up to 18 months does not appear to adversely affect their behavior development ... read more

'Parentese' Helps Parents, Babies Make 'Conversation' and Boosts Language Development

Feb. 3, 2020 — A new study finds the value of using 'parentese,' an exaggerated speaking style that conveys total engagement with a ... read more

Baby and Adult Brains 'Sync Up' During Play

Jan. 9, 2020 — A team of researchers has conducted the first study of how baby and adult brains interact during natural play, and they found measurable connections in their neural activity. In other words, baby and ... read more
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Babies Mimic Songs, Study Finds

Feb. 13, 2020 — Researchers -- and parents -- have long known that babies learn to speak by mimicking the words they hear. But a new study shows that babies also might try to imitate the ... read more
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For Anxious Spouses, a Baby May Be a Rival

Mar. 3, 2020 — A new child can spark feelings of jealousy in a person who already fears being abandoned by his or her partner, research suggests. A new study found that partners who showed signs of relationship ... read more

Babies from Bilingual Homes Switch Attention Faster

Feb. 25, 2020 — Babies born into bilingual homes change the focus of their attention more quickly and more frequently than babies in homes where only one language is spoken, according to new ... read more

A Smart Jumpsuit Provides Information on Infants' Movement and Development

Feb. 14, 2020 — A new innovation makes it possible, for the first time, to quantitatively assess children's spontaneous movement in the natural ... read more

Component of Human Breast Milk Enhances Cognitive Development in Babies

Feb. 12, 2020 — Investigators show that early exposure to a carbohydrate found in breast milk, called 2'FL, positively influences ... read more

New Study Provides Criteria for Good Infant Sleep for the First Time

Feb. 5, 2020 — According to a new study, sleep problems among infants are very common and normally improve by the time the child reaches the age of ... read more

Altruistic Babies? Infants Are Willing to Give Up Food, Help Others

Feb. 4, 2020 — New research finds that altruism may begin in infancy. In a study of nearly 100 19-month-olds, researchers found that children, even when hungry, gave a tasty snack to a stranger in ... read more

Early Life Experiences Biologically and Functionally Mature the Brain

Feb. 3, 2020 — Experiences early in life have an impact on the brain's biological and functional development, shows a new study by a team of ... read more

Bilingual Language Program for Babies: Online Training for Teachers

Jan. 23, 2020 — A study shows that a bilingual language program for babies can reach more families, and instructors, through online training for ... read more

Skin-to-Skin Contact Do Not Improve Interaction Between Mother and Preterm Infant

Jan. 23, 2020 — Following a premature birth it is important that the parents and the infant quickly establish a good relationship. Researchers have studied the relationship between mothers and infants who have ... read more

Infants Integrate Firsthand and Social Experiences to Decide When and How to Try

Jan. 20, 2020 — Persistence is important to learning and is related to success in school and emotional well-being. A new study of persistence shows that 18-month-old infants made rational inferences about applying ... read more

Sleep Linked to Language Skills in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Jan. 16, 2020 — New research has discovered that Down's syndrome, Fragile X syndrome and Williams syndrome are all linked to sleep disruption in very young children, and that sleep plays a crucial role in the ... read more

Kangaroo Mother Care Reduces Infant Mortality

Jan. 9, 2020 — When newborn babies with low birth weight are held close to their mother's bodies throughout the day, their chance of survival increases ... read more

False Negatives: Delayed Zika Effects in Babies Who Appeared Normal at Birth

Jan. 6, 2020 — Colombian infants exposed to Zika virus in the womb showed neurodevelopmental delays as toddlers, despite having 'normal' brain imaging and head circumference at birth, a finding that ... read more

Moms' Obesity in Pregnancy Is Linked to Lag in Sons' Development and IQ

Dec. 23, 2019 — A mother's obesity in pregnancy can affect her child's development years down the road, according to researchers who found lagging motor skills in preschoolers and lower IQ in middle ... read more

Mothers' and Babies' Brains 'More in Tune' When Mother Is Happy

Dec. 17, 2019 — Mothers' and babies' brains can work together as a 'mega-network' by synchronising brain waves when they interact. The level of connectivity of the brain waves varies according to ... read more

Paving the Way to Healing Complex Trauma

Dec. 13, 2019 — A major study has identified key themes that will be used to inform strategies to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents in the first years of their children's ... read more

Probiotic May Help Treat Colic in Infants

Dec. 4, 2019 — Probiotics -- or 'good bacteria' -- have been used to treat infant colic with varying success. In a new trial, investigators have shown that drops containing a particular probiotic strain ... read more

Prenatal Opioid Exposure May Alter Brain Function in Babies

Nov. 25, 2019 — Connectivity in an area of the brain that regulates emotion may be altered in infants exposed to opioids while in utero, according to a new ... read more

Helicopter Parents and 'Hothouse Children' -- Exploring the High Stakes of Family Dynamics

Nov. 18, 2019 — The phenomenon of helicopter parenting most often occurs in middle- to upper-class families where stakes are high for parents to be able to show off their children's success. Her research, which ... read more

Mothers' Pregnancy-Related Anxiety May Alter How Infants' Brains Respond to Sad Speech

Nov. 12, 2019 — A study shows a correlation between mothers' self-reported pregnancy-related anxiety, and babies' blood flow to brain areas responsible for emotional responses when listening to sad ... read more
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