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Dr. James Russell and a research team at the University of Cambridge recently published work on young children’s conception of personal visibility, which furthers the understanding of cognitive development and of our emerging sense of self.

According to researchers at Northwestern University, men who become fathers at an older age pass off longevity chromosomes to their children that scientists believe will prolong the child's life.

Fatherly love has just as much if not more influence on a person's personality compared to motherly love.

In many ways, children flourish where adults fail. Children are more creative and are natural inventors. Their worldview is incomplete and demands discovery. They prosper because they embrace their ignorance instead of ignoring it. And they are willing to explore, investigate and put their ideas to the test because they are willing to fail. Unlike adults, they don’t care how other people perceive or evaluate their ideas, and they’re unconcerned with the impossible or what doesn’t work.

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A series of new apps allows parents to chart the development of their newborn baby by recording every diaper change, burp and sniffle. Taken together, this data may give parents a better view of how their child is progressing and what patterns emerge along the way.

Robot nannies could diminish child care worries for parents of young children.

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Electronic tablets like the iPad are a revolutionary educational tool and are becoming part of childhood, but should be watched carefully so that overuse doesn't lead to learning or behavioral problems, experts say.

From an early age, humans seem to have genuine concern for the welfare of others.

Most people learn generic language by the time they enter preschool. New research suggests that hearing generic language that describes people, like "girls cry, boys don't" can act a foundation for a child to learn stereotypes and cultural biases.

“If children haven’t had contact with nature, they never develop a relationship with natural environment and they are unable to use it to cope with stress,” Dr Bird said. As a consequence, the current generation of children may be much less stress resistant and at greater risk of depression and anxiety.

Children and even grandchildren of older fathers may live longer than children of younger men.

Results demonstrate the existence of inequity aversion in children, provide a new method for studying inequity aversion specifically, and suggest the need for new models to explain why inequity aversion may have evolved.

People who experience Childhood Emotional Maltreatment are more likely to have troubled romantic relationships in adult years.

Many people believe that girls idolize Barbie and see her as a physical ideal -- but what does the research say?

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Within five years, Yale designed robots may be helping teach children.

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A research project just completed by Murdoch University lecturer Caroline Nilson has suggested that encouraging artistic expression in children may play a key role in establishing critical thinking skills.