Can Maternal Discrimination Influence Baby's Brain Development?
Facing discrimination and acculturating during pregnancy could not only affect the mother but also potentially harm the baby's brain health.
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Facing discrimination and acculturating during pregnancy could not only affect the mother but also potentially harm the baby's brain health.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced millions children worldwide to learn at home. Recent reports showed that it had a negative impact on children’s motivation to learn. The current study aimed to investigate what factors are associated with a child’s motivation during the pandemic and how parents motivated their children to learn at home. A total of 1,041 parents from India filled out a close-ended survey to help shed light on the issues. The results confirmed that children in India are significantly less motivated to learn during (vs. before) the pandemic and revealed that a child’s motiva...