This month you can get a handy family holiday checklist from the Australian Parenting website ‘Raising Children’. It has good ideas for this or future school holidays. And read about a new smart wearable technology which tracks infant’s physical development.
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Latest Research
Poor Eyesight Unfairly Mistaken for Brain Decline
Cognitive tests that rely on visual tasks could be skewing results in up to a quarter of people aged over 50 who have undiagnosed problems such as cataracts or age-related macular degeneration.
The key to relaxed family travel is planning ahead. The Australian Parenting website ‘Raising Children’ has checklists to make sure your plan has something for everyone, and you pack everything you need.
Most people can’t remember events from the first few years of their lives – a phenomenon researchers have dubbed infantile amnesia. But why can’t we remember the things that happened to us when we were infants? Does memory start to work only at a certain age?
Researchers found that recordings from the retina could identify distinct signals for both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and provide a potential biomarker for each condition.
A Smart Jumpsuit Tracks Infants' Motor Development
New wearable technology creates new possibilities for assessing the neurological development of young children. Early motor assessment is essential for supporting the early detection of neurodevelopmental problems and their therapeutic interventions. (Image Credit: University of Helsinki).
Some teachers and parents can mistake a dyslexic child for someone who is lacking intelligence. But the truth is dyslexia has nothing to do with a child’s level of intelligence.
10 Tips for Parents to Help with Attention Issues at Home
Imagine this: You’re heading out in the morning with the kids in tow. They’re dressed and all they need to do is get their shoes on. You ask once… you ask again…maybe you tell them more forcefully to get their shoes on. As your frustration rises, so does your voice. Sound familiar?
Whether your family is dealing with a specific diagnosis like ADHD, autism, or other learning disabilities, or you're dealing with typical, age-appropriate attention issues, the strategies in this eBook can help.
The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine
The author says thrivers are different: they flourish in our fast-paced, digital-driven, often uncertain world. The reason isn’t grades or test scores, but seven character traits that set thrivers apart - confidence, empathy, self-control, integrity, curiosity, perseverance, and optimism. This book offers practical ways to develop these traits in children.