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Internationally adopted children shed light on how babies learn language
Each year, about 40,000 children are adopted across national lines, primarily by families from North America and Western Europe. These joyful occasions mark the growth of new families and also provide the framework for a
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From the Mouths of Babes: The Validity of Children’s Testimony
Sometimes, a child is victim and/or the only eyewitness in a court case. How much validity do we ascribe to statements by a four-year-old child? How can we tell if the child was coached to
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White House Convenes Conference on Childhood
President and Mrs. Clinton met with a dozen researchers and child experts April 17, to explore child development issues at the White House Conference on Early Childhood Development and Learning: What the Newest Research on
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Spotlight on Research: Children of Alcoholics Show Brain Deficits Identical to Fathers'
Henri Begleiter’s relentless search for the genetic and chemical roots of alcoholism has endured for almost 30 years, and there has been a great deal of progress made to this end. “My real interest lies
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APS's Susan Persons to Chair Child Research Coalition
WASHINGTON, DC-APS Director of Government Relations Susan Persons has been elected chair of a Washington, DC-based alliance of nearly 100 organizations who advocate on behalf of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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Teaching Children With Behavioral Problems
