From the monthly archives:

May 2008

Four-Eyed Kids Are Deemed to Be Smarter

by Isaak Kwok on May 15, 2008

in Child Health

I would put this finding, about the perception of kids about other kids who wear glasses, as rather intriguing. The kids, between the ages of 6 and 10, were surveyed and the results showed that they viewed other kids who wear glasses as smarter and more honest. The kids also tend not to judge the […]

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Matthew has been read to since he was born. And he enjoys been read to as well as doing his own reading. Although he might not know how to read the words yet, he can re-tell the stories in the books to us through the pictures. Sometimes, he’ll gather all his soft toys and tell […]

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Daddies, Don’t Be Depressed

by Isaak Kwok on May 14, 2008

in Child Health,Education

A study of 5,000 families by the Eastern Virginia Medical School has found that children have smaller vocabularies when their fathers are depressed whereas children with fathers who are not depressed do not. However, mothers who are depressed seem not to have the same effect on the children. Children with depressed fathers used 1.5 fewer […]

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