Toddlers

Parenting program for low-income families reduces toddlers' problem behavior

harminka — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:09:27 -0500

Low-income families who participated in a brief, tailored intervention program designed to improve parenting saw less problem behavior in their toddlers than families who did not take part. That's the finding of a new study published in the September/October 2008 issue of the journal Child Development.

Toddler Sleep Problems Require Closer Attention

admin_huliq — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:09:01 -0500

Generally 20% of toddlers suffer from various sleeping disorders for a variety of reasons. A new study says it toddler sleep apnea and sleep disturbances require closer doctoral attention since it may effect child's heart health.

Toddlers’ Intake Exceeds Energy Needs

aboey — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:12:59 -0600

Australian toddlers are consuming more energy than they need, putting them at risk of overweight and obesity, according to new research in Nutrition & Dietetics published by Wiley-Blackwell.

Toddler Falls From Third Story Window, Lands Safely on Roof of Music Store

admin_huliq — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:25:52 -0600

Thanksgiving Day took on new meaning for Brandon and Anna Priebe on Thursday after their 14-month-old son Bradley fell from a third story window and landed onto the roof of a music store.

Young toddlers think in terms of the whole object

harminka — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:17:01 -0500

Seeing through a child's eyes can help parents better introduce new words to young toddlers, according to research from Purdue University.

Block-play may improve language development in toddlers

harminka — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:57:47 -0500

Playing with toy blocks may lead to improved language development in middle- and low-income children, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Abandoned toddler to be united with grandmother

Dinka — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:59:41 -0500

The toddler abandoned at a Melbourne railway station last weekend will return to New Zealand to be reunited with her grandmother.

Overweight toddlers at risk for iron deficiency

harminka — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:11:50 -0500

A study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has found that overweight toddlers and those not enrolled in day care are at high risk for iron deficiency.

Toddlers are capable of introspection

harminka — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:40:56 -0500

Preschoolers are more introspective than we give them credit for, according to new research by Simona Ghetti, assistant professor of psychology at UC Davis.

Toddler talk

harminka — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 07:20:30 -0500

If you know any toddlers, you’ve probably wondered what is going on in their heads as they put their (full) bowls on their head at mealtime or run around in circles, shrieking for no apparent reason.

Prenatal Stress Keeps Infants, Toddlers up at Night

harminka — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 02:17:14 -0500

Anxious or depressed mothers-to-be are at increased risk of having children who will experience sleep problems in infancy and toddlerhood, finds a study that published this month in Early Human Development.

Turn off TV to teach toddlers new words

harminka — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:19:47 -0500

Toddlers learn their first words better from people than from Teletubbies, according to new research at Wake Forest University.