Infants to Adolescents: Research Update
Editors: Beverly J. Roder, Ph.D. & Mabel L. Sgan, Ph.D.

Volume 7     Number 1     January, 2006
A Bond Issue
Early Bonding, Hormone Production, and Social Behavior   (birth - childhood)

Someone Like Me
Even 3-Month-Olds Prefer Faces of their Own Race  (1-3 months)

Sad Dads
Moms Aren't the Only Ones to Suffer from Post-Partum Depression   (birth - 3 1/2 years)

Alcohol Doesn't Aid Lactation
Nursing Moms May Be Getting Bad Advice   (2-4 months)

Picking up Pictures
Do Infants Believe that They Can Pick up Objects Depicted in Photos?   (9 months)

Forward and Backward Thinking
Developing the Ability to Think about What Has Happened and What Has Yet to Be   (3-5 years)

Repeating Kindergarten
Implications of Another Year in Kindergarten  

On Guard
Concentration May Be a Problem for Abused Children  (4-5 years)

Second-Grade Cynics
Second Graders Consider Motivations When Judging a Speaker's Truthfulness  (7-11 years)

Boy/Girl Differences
We May Be More Alike than Different (childhood-adulthood)

Marital Discord and Adolescent Adjustment
Marital Problems Have Real Consequences for Adolescents  (12-14 years)

Being Popular
The "Good" and "Bad" Sides of Popularity   (13-14 years)

Too Early to Rise
School Schedules May Not Be Appropriate for High School Students   (high school)

Riding with Risk
Passenger Gender Plays a Role in Risky Driving   (high school)


QUICK TAKES

OLDER DADS increase the risk of congenital malformations in offspring

WHY CHILDREN MAY LIKE SCHOOL LESS in spring

SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS may be partly responsible for sex differences in spatial ability

SELF-DISCIPLINE seems to play a key role in predicting achievement



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