Nine-year-olds can and should learn CPR. A study of 147 schoolchildren has shown that, although the smallest may lack the requisite strength, the knowledge of how to perform basic life support is well retained by young children.
Depressed kids accumulate stressful life events in early childhood. Yesterday the Journal of Affective Disorders published a study comparing the rates of life events and life stressors (moving to a new city, family financial difficulties, frequent family fights, etc) between depressed children and non-depressed peers. I feel a bit self-conscious reviewing this particular study since I'm one of the lead authors, but it is highly relevant to the discussion we had .
Put that cell phone down! Cell phone distractions in kids when crossing the street Last year I received an email from my Google calender reminding me that it was my niece's birthday. She was 7. I didn't have my sister's phone so I emailed my parents to get her contact information. My father replied: "You can call your nice directly. Here is her cell phone 555-xxxxxx'. My 7-year old niece has her own cell phone!So I was intrigued when I encountered an article in the latest issue
Siblings of kids with autism: 7 years later. A number of studies have shown that some parents of children with autism show mild autistic tendencies. This has been called the 'broader autism phenotype'. However, less is known as to whether such phenomenon also affects typically developing brothers and sisters of children with autism. That is, are non-affected siblings of kids with autism free developmental problems or do they show a broaderV
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