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Hundreds of thousands of US infants every year pay the consequences of prenatal exposure to drugs, a growing crisis particularly in rural America

Hundreds of thousands of US infants every year pay the consequences of prenatal exposure to drugs, a growing crisis particularly in rural America

by | Mar 2, 2024 | Child Development, Child Health, Helpful Information, Parents

Substance use during pregnancy can lead to a broad array of harmful effects. Liudmila Chernetska/iStock via Getty Images Plus Amna Umer, West Virginia University Nearly 1 in 12 newborns in the United States in 2020 – or about 300,000 infants – were exposed to alcohol,...
Making the moral of the story stick − a media psychologist explains the research behind ‘Sesame Street,’ ‘Arthur’ and other children’s TV

Making the moral of the story stick − a media psychologist explains the research behind ‘Sesame Street,’ ‘Arthur’ and other children’s TV

by | Feb 28, 2024 | Child Development, Craft & Fun, Helpful Information, Parents

Children’s TV shows are typically designed to improve their viewers’ cognitive, social and moral development. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Saldukas/Released via Flickr Drew Cingel, University of California, Davis; Allyson Snyder, University of California,...