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

Volume 7     Number 4     OCT, 2006
Eating for Two
Maternal Diet and the Probability of Giving Birth to Twins   (prenatal)

Fraternal Influences
New Evidence about the Origins of Homosexuality in Males   (prenatal - adulthood)

Delaying the Clamp
A Little Wait before Clamping the Umbilical Cord May Make a Difference in the Later Health of the Newborn   (birth - 6 months)

Not So Great Expectations
Stereotypes about Premature Infants May Influence Mother/Child Interactions   (5 - 12 months)

Something in the Air
All Soiled Diapers Do Not Smell the Same   (6 - 24 months)

Hide-and-Seek
The Way We Look for Things May Have Evolutionary Roots  (1 - 3 years)

A Waiting Game
Children Who Can't Wait for Rewards Have Trouble Focusing as Young Adults   (4 years - adulthood)

Of Bullies and Victims
Young Children Are Apt to Misinterpret Resistance to Bullying   (5 - 16 years)

Gun-Play
Gun Play Raises Testosterone Levels   (18 - 22 years)

"What's Fair?"
Prejudice Can Take Many Forms   (2nd - 4th grade)

Shaping Girls
Could a Girl's Looks Be Influenced by How Well Her Parents Got Along?   (childhood - adulthood)

Silence Isn't Always Golden
Keeping Feelings Bottled Up May Lead to Negative Outcomes   (teens)

Studying Sexual Histories
When Teens Report their Sexual Histories, Are They Bending the Truth?   (7th - 12th grade)

Ethnic Identity
School Transitions Seem to Help Teens Come to Terms with Their Ethnic Identity   (junior - senior high school)

Changing with the Times
Cultural Shifts May Influence How Much we Depend on the Approval of Others   (childhood - adolescence)


QUICK TAKES

BIRTH SIZE and pubertal onset in girls

SOME ACTIVITIES ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS at helping teens to sleep

GRADUATED DRIVER LICENSING PROGRAMS decrease fatalities for teen drivers

GETTING ACCESS TO ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES AT SCHOOL is not as difficult as it should be




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