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New research from La Trobe University says that giving kids chores regularly is associated with better academic performance and problem-solving skills.

Nurturing resilience and motivation in children with ADHD begins with identifying and encouraging their islands of competence.

Aim: Participation in classroom physical activity breaks may improve children’s cognition, but few studies have involved adolescents. The primary aim of this study was to examine the effects of classroom-based resistance training with and without cognitive training on adolescents’ cognitive function. Methods: Participants were 97 secondary school students (45.4% females, mean age 15.78 ± 0.44). Four-year 10 classes from one school were included in this four-arm cluster randomized controlled...

The evidence regarding associations between intensity-specific physical activity and cognitive and learning outcomes in preschoolers is inconsistent and limited by low sample sizes and analytical approaches that cannot handle the multicollinearity among multiple physical activity intensity variables. We aimed to determine the multivariate physical activity intensity signatures associated with self-regulation, executive function, and early academic learning in preschool children aged 3–5 years....

Approaches to foster motor creativity differ according to whether creative movements are assumed to be enacted creative ideas, or solutions to emerging motor problems that arise from task and environmental constraints. The twofold aim of the current study was to investigate whether (1) an enriched physical education (PE) intervention delivered with a joint constraints-led and cognitive stimulation approach fosters motor creativity, and the responsiveness to the intervention is moderated by basel...

Aspiring entrepreneurs from Central Massachusetts will have the opportunity to pitch their idea in front of a live audience on May 31 to seek additional funding for their start-up venture.

Dads with ADHD — and without symptoms — will benefit from this webinar’s parenting advice for fathers of children with ADHD.

It has been said time and time again: what all mothers want is for their children to grow up healthy, strong and smart. To achieve these, moms have long believed that apart from their kids’ physical well-being,  IQ  is the one facet that needs to be harnessed as it is…

Cannabis use is linked to poorer memory, attention and mental health.

Previous studies have shown an increased risk of poor executive and visual-motor function in children with neonatal hypoglycemia.