Teachers’ interactions with students support learning and development...

Dec 26, 2013 by

Researchers at the University of Virginia, Oregon State University and Clemson studied 1,400 preschoolers and 325 early childhood teachers and found that “responsive teaching” contributed to multiple aspects of the students’ development, including memory, language and literacy....

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TV can stall preschoolers cognitive development

Dec 24, 2013 by

Researchers at The Ohio State University found that preschoolers who have a TV in their bedroom and are exposed to more background TV generally have a decreased understanding of others’ beliefs and desires....

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Mid-day naps help preschoolers learn

Oct 31, 2013 by

A new study from the University of Massachusetts Amherst indicates that daytime naps for preschoolers are significant in early learning as they help with memory consolidation....

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Depressed preschoolers show elevated amygdala activity

Jul 21, 2013 by

There’s a difference between a preschooler who is sad for a day because he lost his favorite toy and one who has depression. In the latter, brain scans reveal elevated activity in the amygdala, a set of neurons that...

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90% of pediatric specialists ignore AAP’s ADHD guidelines...

May 4, 2013 by

More than 90 percent of pediatric specialists don’t follow AAP treatment guidelines to treat ADHD in preschoolers. The American Academy of Pediatrics says that primary care physicians and pediatric specialists should recommend behavior therapy first, and that medication should...

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Meds don’t benefit preschoolers with ADHD

Feb 11, 2013 by

Six years after being diagnosed with ADHD as preschoolers, about 90% of kids in one study still struggled with impulse control, over-activity or inattentiveness – despite treatment (medication for 2/3 of them)....

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