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Study: Parents Should Let Babies “Cry it Out”
Should you let your baby cry when he or she wakes up in the middle of the night, or should you go in and offer comfort? According to a new study released in the journal Developmental Psychology, it’s better to let little ones “cry it out” while trying to fall asleep. The results may help settle a long-time debate between those who think it’s better to let babies self-soothe and those who view it as a cruel method of parenting.
Study Finds Father’s Age is Linked to Risk of Autism
A new study published in the journal, Nature, found that a mans age may affect his childs chances of developing autism or schizophrenia. This is because random mutations in the chromosomes provided by the father become more prevalent as the man gets older. The research was prompted by the belief that increasing cases of autism in the last few years may be due to the increasing age at which couples are starting families. However, it also noted that the age of the mother had little or nothing to do with the outcome of her child developing autistic traits.
People Are More Likely to Lie Via Text Message
The last time you faked sick to get out of an event, did you send a text or make a phone call? It turns out that people are more likely to lie via text message, according to a new study from the University of British Columbia. Researchers from the UBC’s Sauder School of Business asked 170 students to perform mock stock transactions in one of four ways: face-to-face, by video, by audio or by text chatting. Half the participants were told to pretend they were stockbrokers and would be given a financial reward if they sold as much bad stock as possible to the “buyers.”
Are Kids Getting Less Playtime?
Hovering parents who don’t let their kids go play outside without adult interference aren’t doing their children any favors, according to researchers. Into the 1950s, children were free to play a good part of their childhood, researcher Peter Gray, Boston College psychology professor said. If you stayed in your house around your mom, shed say go out and play. The natural place for a kid was outside.
Indoor Mold Linked to Asthma in Babies
According to a study published Tuesday in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, infants who are exposed to mold inside their homes are twice as likely to develop asthma. This research does not prove that mold causes asthma, but it does suggest that mold exposure at an early age is somehow linked to the development of chronic inflammation of the lung airways, which causes wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.