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How To Get Children To Behave Without Hitting Them
NPR: There’s plenty of evidence that spanking, paddling or hitting children doesn’t improve their behavior in the long run and actually makes it worse. But the science never trumps emotion, according to Alan Kazdin, head of the
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Integrative Approach Strengthens Developmental Research
Traditionally, researchers in different fields have banded together, leading to ever-evolving but separate lines of work. However, there is now an increasing awareness that much can be learned by combining knowledge across a wide range
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Holding a Mirror to Their Natures
The New York Times: When twins have similar personalities, is it mainly because they share so much genetic material or because their physical resemblance makes other people treat them alike? Most researchers believe the former
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Fulbright Canada Distinguished Visiting Research Chairs
Fulbright Canada and the Norlien Foundation have partnered to create and support a program of Distinguished Visiting Research Chairs in Brain Science, and Child and Family Health and Wellness. At one of Alberta’s three research
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A Captive African Elephant Calf Exhibits Precocious Social Relationships
African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in their native habitats live in groups of 2 to 50 elephants called family units, usually containing genetically related adult females and calves and juveniles of both sexes. A calf spends
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Buffering the Impact of Maternal Depression, Anxiety, and Stress on Neonatal Outcomes
Sophia E. Green, Emory University, presented her research on “Buffering the Impact of Maternal Depression, Anxiety, and Stress on Neonatal Outcomes” at the 2014 APS Annual Convention in San Francisco. Green received a 2014 APSSC
