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Developmental trends in auditory processing can provide early predictions of language acquisition in young infants
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Department of Health and Human Services, 2013-03)
Auditory processing capabilities at the subcortical level have been hypothesized to impact an individual's development of both language and reading abilities. The present study examined whether auditory processing capabilities ...
Early Postpartum Parental Preoccupation and Positive Parenting Thoughts: Relationship with Parent–Infant Interaction
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Harper & Row, 2013-03)
Parenting behaviors and parent–infant emotional bonding during the early postpartum months play a critical role in infant development. However, the nature and progression of parental thoughts and their relationship with ...
Adolescent obesity and maternal and paternal sensitivity and monitoring
(Blackwell Publishing LtdWiley Periodicals, Inc., 2011-06)
Objective . To determine if adolescent obesity is associated with parenting characterized by lower sensitivity and lower monitoring of adolescent activities. Methods . We used data from 744 adolescents in the National ...
Severe hypoglycemia secondary to methimazole‐induced insulin autoimmune syndrome in a 16 year old African‐American male
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2012-12)
Insulin autoimmune syndrome ( IAS ) or Hirata's disease is a rare disorder characterized by hypoglycemia secondary to insulin autoantibodies ( IAb ). Over 200 patients have been described from Japan with significantly less ...
Sleep and Attachment in Preterm Infants
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Erlbaum, 2013-01)
Infants born preterm are at elevated risk for socioemotional difficulties; however, factors contributing to this risk are largely understudied. Within the present study, we explored infant sleep as a biosocial factor that ...
Iron‐deficiency anemia in infancy and poorer cognitive inhibitory control at age 10 years
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc.University of Arkansas, 2013-05)
Accuracy of the Chinese lunar calendar method to predict a baby's sex: a population-based study
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010-07)
Villamor E, Dekker L, Svensson T, Cnattingius S. Accuracy of the Chinese lunar calendar method to predict a baby's sex: a population-based study. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2010.We estimated the accuracy of a ...
Low Digit Ratio Predicts Early Age at Menarche in Colombian Schoolgirls
(Blackwell Publishing LtdWiley Periodicals, Inc., 2012-09)
Background: The ratio between the lengths of the second and fourth fingers (digit ratio: 2D : 4D), a purported negative correlate of prenatal androgen exposure, has been inversely related to age at menarche. However, a ...
Perceived quality of maternal care in childhood and structure and function of mothers' brain
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010-07)
Animal studies indicate that early maternal care has long-term effects on brain areas related to social attachment and parenting, whereas neglectful mothering is linked with heightened stress reactivity in the hippocampus ...
I’ll have what she’s having: the impact of model characteristics on children’s food choices
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2012-01)
This research investigates children’s use of social categories in their food selection. Across three studies, we presented preschoolers with sets of photographs that contrasted food‐eating models with different characteristics, ...