Debates about school discipline have become polarized between proponents of restorative justice and those who believe a get-tough approach is required.
Students with ADHD who get a daily report card had 4.5 fewer rule violations per 30-minute class than those without one, one study found.
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Traditional report cards sent home every few months are fine for most students. But for kids with behavioral issues, a daily report card can be a better option.
Dogs are seen as more likely to leap without looking – possibly a trait shared with their owners.
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A series of studies found that exposure to dogs leads people to make riskier financial decisions, while interactions with cats have the opposite effect.
Many people attribute their coffee drinking to the need to feel more alert, but research shows that habit is just as big a driver behind caffeine consumption.
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Understanding and changing the environment in which habits form is a critical step when it comes to breaking unwanted behaviors and forming healthy ones.
When you dissociate, you become so absorbed in an activity that you lose track of time.
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Abuse, neglect or witnessing violence at home can lead kids to misbehave. Some schools are doing away with expulsions to focus on childhood trauma instead.
Sticklebacks, with their complex behaviors, make for excellent study subjects.
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A parent’s or grandparent’s stressful experiences change how their offspring behave. And it turns out that moms’ experiences produce different changes in kids than dads’.
Female elephant seals take seven-month feeding trips during which they balance danger, starvation and exhaustion.
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By measuring how and when elephant seals sleep, researchers were able to figure out how elephant seals change their risk-taking behavior as they gain weight.
Rituals like hand-washing help spread hygiene practices that are essential to health and survival.
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Too much screen time doesn’t leave enough time for other important parts of growing up. Predicting which little kids will likely grow into heavy tech users could help target educational campaigns.
Preschool is an opportunity to develop important social skills like taking turns, working in groups and making friends.
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Kids ages 3 to 6 may be missing out on important social, emotional and behavioral lessons during at-home learning.
Moral combat: Do you wear a face mask to show you care about others? Or do you refuse because you believe they defy human nature?
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Here’s how governments can get more people to follow COVID-19 guidelines.
The disciplinary technique can reduce aggression and help get children to follow family rules.
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Having loads of extra quality time with a toddler or preschooler and feeling flustered? Make sure you know how and where to do this basic disciplinary method the right way.
Masks are a crucial tool for stopping the pandemic – but don’t let them give you a false sense of security.
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Policies meant to improve public health – like mandatory face masks during the coronavirus pandemic – need to take into account how people might adjust other behaviors in response.
Face masks and social distancing have become the norm in New York City.
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Research shows that millennials don’t drive as much as previous generations, largely because of their beliefs.
On June 26, Texas’ governor ordered bars to close as COVID-19 case numbers spiked, particularly among younger adults. This Houston bar, photographed in late May, voluntarily shut down shortly before the order after two staff members tested positive for the coronavirus.
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