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Infants to Adolescents: Research Update Editors: Beverly J. Roder, Ph.D. & Mabel L. Sgan, Ph.D. |
| Volume 6 Number 3 July, 2005 |
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Planning a Space for Baby Well-Timed Pregnancies Reduce the Risk of Birth Problems (prenatal) When Mom Is Down Maternal Depression Affects Babies Differently Depending on When It Occurs (prenatal - 2 weeks) "It's a Boy/Girl!" Birth Announcements Reveal that Parents View the Births of Sons and Daughters Differently (birth) Too Much of a Good Thing? Adult Weight is Related to Weight Gain in the First Week of Life (birth - adulthood) Grasping Others' Intentions Children May Understand Other People's Intentions Earlier than We Realized (6 - 18 months) Hand Signals Gestures Play an Important Role in Language Development (10 months - 2 years) Who's Hitting Whom? What Goes on When Brothers and Sisters Go at It? (2-1/2 to 6-1/2 years) Under the Weather Children's Behavior Changes with the Weather (3 - 6 years) Fast Balls; Slow Balls Children Have More Trouble Judging Fast Speeds than Slow Speeds (5 years & adults) Sleep Tight Sleep Problems are Associated with Adult Anxieties, but not Adult Depression (5 - 26 years) A Matter of Taste Genetics May Account for a "Sweet Tooth" (5 - 10 years & adults) Mental Illness Begins Early Surprising Findings about the Onset of Mental Disorders (lifespan) What about Oral Sex? Ninth Graders' Views of Oral Sex (14 years) Taking the "Pledge" Do Virginity Pledges Decrease the Risk of Sexually Transmitted Diseases? (18 - 24 years) Parents in the Driver's Seat Parents' Driving Habits May Filter Down to their Children (high school/college & adults) QUICK TAKES THE RISK OF MISCARRIAGE is related to paternal age EAVESDROPPING helps children to learn language CHILDREN WITH A MINORITY FRIEND are perceived positively by their classmates OBESE GIRLS DIFFER FROM SLIM GIRLS in whether their menstruation patterns mimic their mom's |
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