Research Alert
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The Silent Wounds of Childhood: How Verbal Abuse Alters Brain Development
Source Verbal abuse in childhood leaves a deeper mark than many realize, not just emotionally, but neurologically. A growing body…
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New Study Reveals Gen Z Is Rewriting the Happiness Curve — and It’s Not Looking Good
Source For decades, researchers believed happiness followed a predictable U-shaped curve: high in youth, dipping in middle age, and rising…
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New Study Finds Handwriting Still Key to Literacy Development in Young Children
Source A recent study from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has found that handwriting significantly improves young children’s…
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Study: Early Skin-to-Skin Contact Doesn’t Improve Brain Development in Preemies, but Aids Bonding
Source A major new study from Trondheim University Hospital in Norway has found that immediate skin-to-skin contact (SSC) after birth…
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Experts Warn: AI Companions Pose Serious Risks to Teens as Parents Remain Unaware
Source This week, a heartbreaking legal case in Florida is shining a spotlight on a growing threat to teen mental…
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UNICEF: Nigeria Imprisons 26,000 Children, Young People Each Year
Source At the second public hearing of the Independent Investigative Panel on alleged corruption and abuse by the Nigerian Correctional…
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A Psychologist Shares the Healthiest Way to Teach Children Through Natural Consequences
Source Natural consequences are real-world outcomes that result from a child’s actions or inactions, without parental interference. Rather than relying…
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Why We’re Nicer to Strangers Than to the People We Love—and How to Change That
Source We’ve all done it: shown more patience and kindness to a stranger than to a partner, sibling, or close…
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Why This Popular Parenting Strategy Fails, According to a Stanford Psychologist
Source After a child’s meltdown, the usual routine is a timeout, calming down, and then life goes on as if…
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Dopamine Powers the Brain’s Fear Learning Process
Source Dopamine isn’t just the brain’s “feel-good” chemical; it’s also key to helping us avoid threats, according to new research…
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