ANNOYING BEHAVIOR REFLECTS CHILDREN’S GROWING UNDERSTANDING OF PEOPLE

The “Terrible Twos”, young children telling lies, teenagers’ heavy sarcasm – the list of different kinds of youthful behavior with which adults struggle is long. Other characteristics are more charming but sometimes mysterious – the way toddlers reveal themselves easily when playing hide and seek; the way young children thrill when shouting “He’s behind you”; their fascination with magic tricks. What’s...

Why does child abuse happen?

Harm, or risk of harm to children and young people, can occur when stress, tiredness, lack of skills, information and support combine to make the pressures of caring for children overwhelming. Some of the factors that can contribute to the likelihood of harm include: isolation and lack of support - when there is no one, such as extended family, friends, a partner or community support to help...

How to teach a 2-year-old independence

2 years old children often try to demonstrate their self-reliance. Sometimes it may look quite funny, for example when a toddler is trying to dress himself, but it may also sometimes drive parents crazy when their child is stubborn and for example doesn’t want to eat and throws the food all over the kitchen. Parents may even feel hopeless when their baby doesn’t want to listen to them. So how to...

Sheep Can Recognize Human Faces?

Facial recognition is a complex task which requires as many as 200 neurons in the brain’s temporal lobe, called “face patches,” to fire up simultaneously within milliseconds. Hence the skill has always been believed to be the realm of “intelligent” animals such as humans, monkeys, apes,...

Unique Edition Of Fahrenheit 451 Can Only Be Read By Applying Heat To Its Pages

French visual communication firm Super Terrain, has thought of a shrewd method to catch the embodiment of Ray Bradbury's smash hit novel, Fahrenheit 451. The organization's as of late discharged extraordinary version duplicate must be perused by applying warmth to the darkened pages. The model, uncovered in October 2017, was intended to grandstand an exceptional, charcoal-based warmth enacted...

jellyfis - Why We Sleep

The reason creatures "squander" so much time dozing has dependably been fairly a puzzle to researchers. The prevalent view is that resting frees cerebrum cells of poisons, solidifies new recollections, and readies the brain for another day of learning. Nonetheless, another investigation by inquire about understudies at the California Institute of Technology has uncovered it's not only animals with...

New hope for parents struggling to settle crying newborns

Probiotic could halve crying time for breastfed babies with colic, study finds Researchers in Melbourne are giving some hope to parents of newborns suffering from colic, with a new study finding a certain probiotic could reduce symptoms in some babies. The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) led the international study in collaboration with 11 other global institutions, which found the...

Aussie flu Ireland: HSE confirm first deaths as doctors warn children are most at risk

Aussie flu has hit Ireland and the HSE have confirmed it has claimed its first victims. The strain of the disease - also known as H3N2 - has already killed 300 in Australia The HSE revealed on Sunday that "less than 10 people" have already died from the so-called 'Aussie flu' outbreak . And doctors are now warning that children - particularly those aged between five and 14 - could be...

Limit children's snacks to 100 calories, health body says

Half of the sugar young children in England consume comes from unhealthy snacks and sweet drinks, figures show. On average, primary school children have at least three sugary snacks a day, Public Health England found. This means they can easily consume three times more sugar than the recommended maximum. PHE has launched...