Until the age of nine, children struggle to distinguish adverts from TV shows.
Psychologists have long focused on the importance of a secure attachment with a mother for healthy child development. A new look supports the value of attachment – but it doesn’t have to be with mom.
Early-life adversity has long-term effects on children’s mental health, which in turn affects cognitive functioning as teenagers, say researchers. However, if
Parents can take a page from psychological research on trauma and recovery to help kids struggling with pandemic life.
Together the social and emotional 'jobs' of adolescence – developing intimate friendships and achieving autonomy – make teens uniquely resistant to calls for social distancing.
A study found the emotional dynamic between young heterosexual partners can have a measurable physiological effect on men, but not on women.
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