What’s New in Psychology?

Should Parents and Caregivers Spank Children?

What’s New in Psychology?

Bacteria in the Gut and Babies’ Fear

What’s New in Psychology?

Do Children Show Traits of Overconfidence in their Abilities?

Childhood Psychiatric Symptoms May be Linked to Exposure During Pregnancy

Jim Windell

Spanking May Change the Brain of a Child

Jim Windell

The Facts About Alcohol and Young People

Jim Windell

Which Adolescents are Susceptible to Internet Addiction?

 Jim Windell

             How have you coped with life during the pandemic? Were you bored, lonely, depressed? To deal with negative emotions did you turn to surfing the internet? Reading? Drinking more wine? Interacting with others on social media? Compulsively watching Netflix?

The Loneliness of the Adolescent

 By Jim Windell

            Which teenagers are most likely to become addicted to the internet?

           A Brain-Related Visual Problem May Affect More Children Than Thought

 By Jim Windell

What We Currently Know About ADHD

By Jim Windell

Can Kids Benefit from Mindfulness Training?

By Jim Windell

How Important is Self-Control?

By Jim Windell

Singing Eases Stress for Preterm Babies and Anxious Moms

By Jim Windell

            About one of every 10 infants born in the United States is premature – commonly referred to preemies. Babies who are born prior to the 37^th month of pregnancy usually weigh much less than full-term babies and because they did not have enough time in the womb to develop they are often beset by various health problems – breathing difficulties, feeding problems, hearing and vision problems and other developmental delays.

What’s so Bad about Teenage Depression?

 By Jim Windell

A Mother’s Stress during Pregnancy May Influence a Baby’s Brain Development

By Jim Windell

Subdural Bleeding in Infants is Proof of Abuse, Right?

By Jim Windell

Low Levels of Chemicals in Mothers may cause ADHD

By Jim Windell

            Does the thyroid health of pregnant women play a role in the brain development of their fetus?
           

Does Writing by Hand Make You Smarter?

By Jim Windell

Recognizing Emotional and Psychological Symptoms in Children and Teens Following a Concussion

 By Jim Windell

Almost 15 years ago, Kevin O’Shea, a stay-at-home dad with three children, and I wrote the book “The Father-Style Advantage.” A main theme of the book was that dads have a much different parenting style than moms and this difference is very beneficial to children. One of the distinctions between mothers and fathers, we noted, was in the way that dads play with their children. We wrote that the rough and tumble style of play actually helps children, particularly boys, learn emotional control.

It turns out that an article in Developmental Review coming out in September, 2020, confirms what Kevin and I wrote all those years ago. The article, entitled “Father-Child play: A Systematic Review of its Frequency, Characteristics and Potential Impact on Children’s Development," is a meta-analysis of nearly 80 articles that look at what the research says about the frequency and characteristics of father-child play and the influence of play with dads on children’s development.