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

Volume 9     Number 2     APR,   2008
Caffeine & Cryptorchidism
Too Much Caffeine During Pregnancy May Affect the Sexual Development of Male Offspring   (prenatal)

The Eyes Have It
Oxytocin Affects What We Look At   (prenatal - adulthood)

Breastfeeding Claims
Prolonged Breastfeeding Doesn't Seem to Promote Better Social and Emotional Development   (birth - 6 1/2 years)

Just Another Pretty Face
Babies' Reactions to Attractive and Unattractive Animal Faces  (3 - 4 months)

Body Check
Does the "Body Concept" Precede Concepts of Other Objects?   (18 - 30 months)

Snake Detectors
Even Without Prior Exposure, Snakes Stand Out   (3 - 5 years)

"Are You Listening, Mom?"
Just Listening May Help Children to Learn   (4 - 5 years)

Tracking Sexual Orientation
Sexual Orientation is Observable in Early Childhood   (4 1/2 - adulthood)

Round and Round
Are Young Children Satisfied with Circular Explanations?   (K - 4th grade)

Youthful Materialism
The Role of Peer Rejection in the Development of Materialism   (7 - 11 years)

The Dawning of "Enlightenment"
Youthful Intelligence Predicts Social Liberalism   (10 - 30 years)

Keep Talking
Repeated Discussions of Sexual Topics Have Benefits   (6th - 10th grade)

Having Two Moms
Children with Two Moms Seem to Have Normal Peer Relations   (12 - 18 years)

Teen-Aged Moms
Teen Moms and Adult Moms Show Different Physiological Responses to a Crying Baby   (14 years - adulthood)

Who's Prepared?
Birth Control Practices among 15-Year-Olds from Different Countries   (15 years)


QUICK TAKES

HOSPITAL GIFT PACKS WITH INFANT FORMULA discourage prolonged breastfeeding

PTHALATES present in baby products can be found in babies' urine

DISADVANTAGED NEIGHBORHOODS may decrease verbal ability

ANTICIPATED EMOTIONS predict who will experience intercourse in the next year




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