Pediatric Psychology

iLs Clinical Director, Ron Minson, MD discusses strategies from his experience working with children dealing with Separation Anxiety Disorder. iLs:  What is Separation Anxiety Disorder and can [...]

Singing lullabies and nursery rhymes to children is something parents have done for generations. Now, researchers confirm that singing to babies has a real benefit. A study from the University of [...]

Babies are savvier at detecting adults’ emotions than previously thought. New research from the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning & Brain Science (I-LABS) finds that [...]

Children from low-income households tend to struggle the most in school. Research has shown that children with limited access to resources do not develop as quickly as their peers and find it [...]

A strong working memory has many benefits. According to new research, among other benefits, working memory is linked with doing better in school. The study, from Université Sainte-Anne and [...]

When young children have poor language skills, their peers tend to exclude them from social play. This finding comes from data gathered in the University of Stavanger’s Stavanger Project – The [...]

Parents looking to teach their toddlers new skills could benefit from an alternate strategy: humor. A team of researchers in Paris, France investigated the role that humor plays in learning for [...]

How can parents support children who are at-risk for behavioral problems? A new study from Michigan State University (MSU) offers a simple intervention that helps toddlers begin to understand [...]

When young children are first learning about the world, they depend on other people to provide them with accurate information. How do children know who they can trust? Studies have shown that [...]