Sentences with phrase «even studying children»

Through projects at Duke Health, DCRI and the Duke Center for Childhood Obesity Research, Armstrong and other Duke scientists are assessing the most effective strategies to reduce obesity in children, including programs that offer at - risk children access to free medical care, partnerships with municipal recreation programs across North Carolina, and even studying children's gut bacteria to determine how the gut microbiome is related to weight.

Not exact matches

More significantly, Catalyst found that unequal pay starts with the first job, and widens over time, even after accounting for job level, industry, child bearing and career aspirations, according to the results of the study by authors Nancy M. Carter and Christine Silva.
Hell, even Al Jazeera says 10 thousand, not to mention several formal studies that say as many as 232 children per 100k were abused EVERY year during the 1990's.
There are even studies with pre-verbal children (haven't been socialized to religion yet) and other but non-human social animals that show that morality, if you accept that a sense of fairness and preferring «nice» over the opposite are proto - morals, then indeed it is evolution that makes it so.
Even during the long decades in which this teaching almost disappeared from adult worship and study, it maintained a foothold with children and youth.
Heisel reported a study comparing Japanese and American children's TV programs, whose results revealed that there were even few older characters on the Japanese shows: 4 per cent of all speaking roles, as compared to 9 per cent for the U.S..
Studies have linked lead to chronic health problems, especially for children, including learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, stunted growth, seizures and even death.
I've spent far more time than I care to admit combing through complementarian literature, reading debates about whether women can read Scripture aloud in church, whether female missionaries should be permitted to give presentations on Sunday evenings, what age groups women should be allowed to teach in Sunday school, whether women can speak in small group Bible studies, what titles to bestow upon worship leaders and children's ministry coordinators so that they don't appear too authoritative, and on and on and on.
The study of mainline Protestants, and adult Presbyterians in particular, concludes that it is «likely that their children will be even less committed to Christianity or to the church than they themselves....
In one Reform leadership study, Sarna notes, «more than 50 percent of the converts responding — leaders, I remind you — would not even be bothered a great deal if their children converted to Christianity» (emphasis his).
But even if we were to grant that every single divorce in this country is necessary, it would still be important to study the experience of children — just as we study the experience of heart patients after surgery.
In fact, the role of the family loomed so important with most of the respondents that, as Dr. Albert Solnit of Yale's Child Study Center put it, people cherish their families and family history «even when their experience has been less than perfect.»
The study found that those strengths aren't even replicated in the parent - child bond.
But the educational value of pre-K for children who aren't poor is still in dispute; studies have found little or no positive effect (or even a negative effect) of universal pre-K programs on the skills of well - off children.
Neuroscientists have over the past decade uncovered evidence, both in rodent and human studies, that parental caregiving, especially in moments of stress, affects children's development not only on the level of hormones and brain chemicals, but even more deeply, on the level of gene expression.
British Cohort Study interviewer instructions for sweep 2 in 1975 (cohort child at five years) state that «if the [birth] father is divorced, separated or has «deserted» the mother, he is not considered as a «father figure» even if visiting the child daily» (see page 68 of our full report)!
Because the brain of the young athlete is still developing, with even subtle damage leading to learning deficits adversely affecting development, and with studies showing younger athletes recover more slowly than adults, a more conservative approach to concussions in children and teens than for older athletes is recommended.
There are even some studies that say breast - feeding can make a child smarter.
But the child who failed the test because he didn't study won't feel better in the long run, even though he went to a counselor and talked about his feelings.
In fact, even though one - third of women who were part of 2015 study in Maternal and Child Health Journal were told that their baby might be quite large near the end of the third trimester, only one in five of them actually birthed a baby over 8 pounds, 13 ounces — the usual threshold for labeling a baby «large.»
The study explained that when children have sleep problems, it's common for parents to get insufficient sleep and even more common for mothers to be the most severely affected.
Spanking: Parenthood's Dirty Little (and Common) Secret This week a study was released saying when children are disciplined using harsh physical punishment like spanking, they are at higher risk of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and other mental health problems - even if they aren't otherwise abused or maltreated.
Many studies have proven that waiting until your child is 2 or even 3 years old to change to forward facing is much safer.
Car seat safety is one of the most important things you have to think about when getting into your car with your child, but sadly even with all of the information presented by studies, many parents still don't abide by standard regulations.
But recent scientific studies are building a much stronger argument for the benefits of sharing sleep with our children.1 Yet even with the scientific support and the changing cultural perception of cosleeping, the subject is typically constrained to parents of infants.
A new study has found that breastfeeding helps children with appetite «self - regulation», a skill that enables you to stop eating when you are full, even there is still food left on your plate.
The study revealed that among the 41 tested seat models, only ten came out to be worth buying, while 13 were not even safe for young children.
In her e-book, Mansfield also suggests things like staying in one room (so you can study your child's cues carefully), and even having meals in that room so that you aren't distracted by cooking (avoiding accidents, naturally, is a pretty big priority).
Even simple things like getting up an hour earlier, doing your studying while your children do their homework, or doing extra studying while your child sleeps, can all make a big difference.
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A recent study by researchers atWashington State University found that dads engage in far less baby talk than mums, and even tend to talk to preschool children in the way they'd talk to anyone else (though maybe not about the football results).
A study discussed in the Washington Post (and many other news outlets) found an inverse correlation between children's fast food consumption and their test scores, even when factors like socioeconomic status were ruled out.
American Academy of Pediatrics strongly discourages spanking, even though during a study they found that a significant number of American parents have spanked or slapped their children.
And while letting your child make a decision about whether or not they want to be tickled may not have been the point of that particular study, it's still an example of an area where we should let our little ones voice their own opinions and maybe even more importantly, learn that only they are in control of their own bodies.
Even if your child is a really good student, we've found that establishing great study habits early is the secret to making a big impact in school, from higher grades to greater confidence.
It's been proven in studies that sleep deprivation is directly related to decreased academic performance, even in children as young as 7 years old.
This week a study was released saying when children are disciplined using harsh physical punishment like spanking, they are at higher risk of depression, anxiety, substance abuse and other mental health problems — even if they aren't otherwise abused or maltreated.
Consequently, even though I haven't conducted any formal research studies on this topic, when it comes to the impact of cohabitation on children, I concur with Brad Wilcox's findings that cohabitation can have negative consequences for children.
Ideally, your child should reach a little, by taking on new challenges, or by striving to improve study habits or even school goals.
Current studies on humans show no harmful effects of supplementing infant formula with DHA and ARA and some studies even show some benefits to a child's visual function and / or cognitive and behavioral development.
According to the study, children were more likely to pick food — even fruit — when endorsed by a celebrity.
The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, which is recognized by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, recently noted that, if your child is suddenly taking illogical routes, avoiding familiar paths, skipping the bus, or even resisting school attendance altogether, they could all be signs they're experiencing bullying.
Donna Ward's studies are easy to follow, and are accompanied with a wealth of living books, videos, and online resources to make Canadian social studies one of your child's favourite subjects for even the reluctant parent or student.
Even in the face of study after study detailing the detrimental effects of physical punishment on young children, more than ninety - percent of American parents still admit to spanking their toddlers and preschoolers, even if they don't believe that it is a good alternatEven in the face of study after study detailing the detrimental effects of physical punishment on young children, more than ninety - percent of American parents still admit to spanking their toddlers and preschoolers, even if they don't believe that it is a good alternateven if they don't believe that it is a good alternative.
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Although breastfeeding in contemporary, industrialized nations is associated with higher social class, IQ differences between breastfed children and children not fed breast milk remain significant in most observational studies even after adjustments for class - related confounding factors (16, 17).
The benefit held up even after the children stopped getting the puree, a follow - up study found.
These patterns remained, Dr. Cook describes, «even after the study had controlled for many features of the children's families and the quality and type of daycare that the children had experienced.»
One study found that treating sleep problems could even be enough to eliminate attention and hyperactivity issues for some children.
After all, studies have shown that even up to the age of four, children absorb their parents» moods and behaviors.
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