Posts Tagged ‘Parenting’
Apr. 8, 2013 | Filed under: Arts and Humanities, Extra, News Feed | Tags: Aboriginal, Aftab Erfan, community, Faculty of Applied Science, First Nations, Parenting, School of Community and Regional Planning, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, storytelling
Aftab Erfan was intrigued when she learned that a Vancouver Island First Nation band had approached UBC’s School of Community & Regional Planning (SCARP) for help drafting and implementing their community plan.
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Mar. 12, 2013 | Filed under: Arts and Humanities, Media Release, News Feed, Science, Health and Technology | Tags: Babies, child psychology, Dept. of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, health, human nature, infants, Kiley Hamlin, Parenting, Psychology, research, Science
Babies have a dark side under their cute exteriors, according to UBC study that finds infants as young as nine months embrace those who pick on individuals who are different from them.
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Oct. 8, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: arts, Child and Family Research Institute, depression, drugs, early childhood development, health, infants, medicine, Parenting, Psychology, research, Science, studentlife
Maternal depression and a common class of antidepressants can alter a crucial period of language development in babies, according to a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Harvard University and the Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI) at BC Children’s Hospital.
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Jun. 12, 2012 | Filed under: Extra, News Feed | Tags: children, fathers, health, injury prevention, mothers, Parenting, research
Men can differ greatly from women in how they parent, especially during playtime. Fathers tend to think of themselves as less cautious than mothers, says Asst. Prof. Mariana Brussoni, lead investigator of the University of British Columbia study, Fathering and Injury Prevention.
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Nov. 28, 2011 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: Antisocial Behavior, Babies, Baby, Cognitive Development, health, Human Behavior, Justice, Kiley Hamlin, medicine, Negative Behavior, Parenting, Psychology, Punishment, Reciprocity, study
Babies as young as eight months old want people who commit or condone antisocial acts to be punished, according to a new study led by a University of British Columbia researcher.
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