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Personality and Parenting: How your traits might affect your kids

DevelopmentDr. Brian MacDonald C. Psych.July 31, 2009parenting style, with, relationship, Parenting Ideas, personalityComment

It's not you, it's us: Parent - teen relationships are a two-way street

DevelopmentDr. Brian MacDonald C. Psych.July 15, 2009child, parent, Parenting Advice, Relationships, teenagers Comment

Humans Have Become Smarter Over Time

DevelopmentDr. Giuseppe Spezzano C. Psych.July 14, 2009become, have, humans, inteligant?, intelligenceComment

Third-World Adoption: Are there risk factors for Madonna's and Angelina's kids?

DevelopmentDr. Brian MacDonald C. Psych.June 30, 2009adoption, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Madonna, orphanageComment

It's Now or Never - Graduation, Motivation, and Celebration

DevelopmentDr. Giuseppe Spezzano C. Psych.June 29, 2009celebration, life stagesComment

FA059 - Anatomy of Asking Babies, Part 1

DevelopmentDr. Brian MacDonald C. Psych.May 11, 2009asking, infant, Just Ask Baby, logoComment

Smoking Mothers Give Birth to Anti-Social Children (Read on!)

DevelopmentDr. Giuseppe Spezzano C. Psych.April 29, 2009"smoking+during+pregnancy+fosters+aggression+in", media, pregnancy, smoking Comment

Getting Intelligence

DevelopmentDr. Giuseppe Spezzano C. Psych.April 27, 2009environment, genes, intelligenceComment

The Effects of Stress During Pregnancy: Third of a Series

The Effects of Stress During Pregnancy: Third of a Series

Pregnancy Stress Series, DevelopmentDr. Giuseppe Spezzano C. Psych.April 22, 2009Health, stress, pregnancy, and Comments

The Effects of Stress During Pregnancy: Second of a Series

The Effects of Stress During Pregnancy: Second of a Series

Development, Pregnancy Stress SeriesDr. Giuseppe Spezzano C. Psych.April 21, 2009pregnancy, pregnant, Health, stress, while Comments

The Effects of Stress During Pregnancy: First of a Series

The Effects of Stress During Pregnancy: First of a Series

There are lots of myths about the effects of stress during pregnancy, but what does the research say?

Pregnancy Stress Series, DevelopmentDr. Giuseppe Spezzano C. Psych.April 20, 2009Health, pregnancy, third, of, stress Comments

Preschoolers' brains don't plan ahead

DevelopmentDr. Brian MacDonald C. Psych.March 25, 2009brain, planning, PreschoolersComment

Brain differences and ADHD

DevelopmentDr. Brian MacDonald C. Psych.March 19, 2009ADHD, attention, brain, Teens Comments

Ear Infections Can Affect Language Development

DevelopmentDr. Giuseppe Spezzano C. Psych.March 5, 2009Children, ear infections, infections, language, language development Comment

Are social networks changing kids' brains?

DevelopmentDr. Brian MacDonald C. Psych.February 24, 2009All Ages, attention, brain health, empathy, facebook, identity, social networks, twitter Comments

Talk with your hands - gestures predict vocabulary

DevelopmentDr. Brian MacDonald C. Psych.February 18, 2009gesture, gestures, ses, socioeconomic, vocabularyComment

The fathers' role in emotional parenting

DevelopmentDr. Brian MacDonald C. Psych.December 26, 2008anxiety, communication, Development, emotionComment

Losing developmental milestones?

DevelopmentDr. Brian MacDonald C. Psych.December 9, 2008autism, developmental milestones, regressive autism, toddlersComment