Recent studies show, alarmingly, evidence of widespread “precocious puberty” among daughters all over the world. The average age of breast budding has fallen significantly since the 1970s, and 7 is now considered within the normal range for pubic-hair growth. As if to prove out those reports comes news of a 10-year-old girl giving birth in [...]
May 24, 2012 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Health and Wellness, Trends, Youth | Tags: birth, boys choir, child development, children, Colombia, early puberty, parenting, precocious puberty, puberty, teen birth rate, teen trends, The New York Times, tweens, xenoestrogens | Leave A Comment »
Not so long ago, if we wanted our children to get ahead, we’d see to it that they skipped a grade. But more of today’s children, in America especially, are being held back so as to have a competitive advantage over their classmates. “60 Minutes” reports that nearly a quarter of some kindergarten classrooms are [...]
Apr 17, 2012 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Marketing, Trends, Youth | Tags: "60 Minutes", California, CBS, child development, children, early childhood, education trends, helicopter parents, hyperparenting, kindergarten, Kindergarten Readiness Act, Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers, parenting trends, redshirting | Leave A Comment »
In case you needed more parenting-related pressure laid on your shoulders, a recent study reveals that a child’s hippocampus—the region of the brain that helps manage stress and strengthen memory and learning—can be up to 10 percent larger if his mother is patient and encouraging. The modern understanding of child development is in stark contrast [...]
Mar 07, 2012 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Social Media, Trends, Youth | Tags: America, Beijing, child development, children, Facebook, France, hippocampus, parenting, parenting trends, psychology, research, Social Media, tiger mom | Leave A Comment »
