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Blanks for the Memories
The Wall Street Journal: A rowdy cousin … an Eeyore T-shirt … a dog-shaped balloon. Why we remember some scenes from early childhood and forget others has long intrigued scientists—as well as parents striving to
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Kids own up to ownership
ScienceNews: Young children are possessed by possessions. Preschoolers argue about what belongs to whom with annoying regularity, a habit that might suggest limited appreciation of what it means to own something. But it’s actually just
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Capacity for Commitment May Start in Early Childhood
Yahoo News: The ability of men and women to have staying power and a strong level of commitment in their romantic relationships can be traced back to their early childhood and adolescence, a new study
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Boys Who Lack Empathy Don’t React to a Fearful Face
Scientific American: Psychopaths can’t connect emotionally. Researchers have thought that trait may be connected with an outsized drive for reward and an inability to register fearful expressions in others’ faces. And that training them to
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L’affetto dei nonni allunga la vita ai nipotini
Salute 24: Avere i nonni accanto fa vivere di più i nipoti: nelle famiglie in cui sono presenti più generazioni, infatti, anche in situazioni difficili la possibilità di sopravvivenza dei più piccoli è maggiore. È
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Capacity for Commitment May Start in Early Childhood
MSN Health: The ability of men and women to have staying power and a strong level of commitment in their romantic relationships can be traced back to their early childhood and adolescence, a new study