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

Volume 7     Number 3     July, 2006
Maternal Stress and Fussy Newborns
Stress Before and During Early Pregnancy May Affect Newborn Temperament   (prenatal - 6 months)

Touching and Being Touched
Massaging Premature Babies Has an Added Fringe Benefit   (time of hospital discharge)

Early Pain Response
How Early in Development Can We Feel Pain?   (prenatal - early infancy)

"Who's Making That Sound?"
Matching Infrequently Encountered Sights and Sounds   (4 - 10 months)

"Need a Hand?"
Even Toddlers Can Be Helpful   (18 months)

Trusting a Source
Why Toddlers May Ignore Videotaped Comments   (2 years)

Thinking Ahead"
When It Comes to Predicting Future Desires, Children May Not Be So Different from Adults   (3- 5 years)

Wanting to Be Barbie
Barbie Dolls Affect the Body Image of Girls as Early as the Kindergarten Years  (5 1/2 to 8 1/2 years)

Tummy Aches
Some Precursors of Unexplained Tummy Aches in Children   (birth - 6 1/2 years)

Good News for Younger Siblings?
Math and Reading Performance of First-Born vs. Later-Born Children   (7 - 14 years)

It's Just Pretend
Is TV Violence Benign when Children Know It's Just Pretend?   (9-13 years)
Testosterone and Family Relations
The Role of Family Dynamics in Teens' Relationships with Siblings and Peers   (10 - 17 years)

Something about a Young Man's Fancy
Are Boys Less Interested in Romance than Girls?   (12 - 19 years)

Self-Injury and the Internet
How Teens Use the Internet to Communicate about Self-Injury   (14 - 23 years)


QUICK TAKES

WELL-SPACED PREGNANCIES make a difference

THE LINK BETWEEN SEASON OF BIRTH AND SCHIZOPHRENIA may need a second look

ORPHANAGE-REARED AND HOME-REARED TODDLERS discriminate facial expressions equally well

GIRLS AND BOYS WHO CHOOSE A SCIENCE MAJOR do it for different reasons



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