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Friday, April 26, 2013

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Poor parenting -- including overprotection -- increases bullying risk

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 06:40 PM PDT

Children who are exposed to negative parenting -- including abuse, neglect but also overprotection -- are more likely to experience childhood bullying by their peers, according to a meta-analysis of 70 studies of more than 200,000 children.

Forced exercise may still protect against anxiety and stress

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 01:02 PM PDT

Being forced to exercise may still help reduce anxiety and depression just as exercising voluntarily does, according to a new study.

Keeping beverages cool in summer: I''s not just the heat, it's the humidity

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 11:24 AM PDT

Those drops on the outside of your drink don't just make the can slippery. Experiments show that in hot, humid weather, condensation heats a drink more than the surrounding air.

'Redshirting' kindergarteners not as common as reported

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 10:23 AM PDT

New research findings show that "redshirting" in kindergarten – the practice of delaying for a year a child's entry into kindergarten – is not happening at the rate previously reported.

Early dialogue between parents, children stems teen smoking

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 06:16 AM PDT

Early, substantive dialogue between parents and their grade-school age children about the ills of tobacco and alcohol use can be more powerful in shaping teen behavior than advertising, marketing or peer pressure, a researcher has shown.

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