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The article focuses on the importance of correct sleep routine for school children as per the National Health Service (NHS). It discusses how memory consolidation and recall improves after a good night sleep, the need for alertness in children to process information as per the cognitive developmental psychologist Dr. Anna Weighall.

The article focuses on research on episodic memory in children by Dr. Amanda Seed and colleagues at the University of St. Andrews in Great Britain which found children younger than five years of age lacked sufficient episodic memory to plan and implement complex goal-directed actions.

The article examines research on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. It provides an interview of established scientific studies which categorize ADHD as a development impairment of the brain's self-management system. The article goes on to look at the impact of ADHD on reading, writing, and memory as well as what educators can do to help children with ADHD.

The article offers tips to boost memory of children. Among the recommendations are engaging children with nature and memory games, giving adequate amount of sleep, and playing which improves personality. It notes that children both need long-term and short-term memory to succeed in personal and social life, in school, and personal pursuits.

The article focuses on whether video games are good for health of children. It mentions that researchers have found that playing certain games can have benefits as they say that some games can help improve concentration and memory and even boost creativity. It also mentions that sitting around playing video games leaves less time in the day for exercising thus causing health problems, such as eye strain and neck, back, and wrist pain.

MOTHERS ARE SOMETIMES OVERWHELMED by all of the important things we believe we should teach our kids so that they will grow healthy minds, bodies, and spirits. Indeed, the worlds […]

Several guidelines given by experts on how to develop babyEs memory are presented. Researchers present various stages to develop baby's memory that are procedural memory and semantic memory and reveal that babies are able to remember relatively complex pieces of information at a young age.

In this study, the authors explored young adults' autobiographical memories of their first consumption experiences with cigarettes using a form of life history. We collected and analyzed 276 first-person essays to discover the significance of conditions and factors associated with the first act of smoking. For the study's participants, the first-use experience was a symbolically significant and enduring life event. Participants were able to provide rich and detailed recollections about the contextual nature of the first smoking act and the influences and outcomes associated with the event. Suggestions for the development of intervention communication programs are offered as well as recommendations for future research. Keywords: cigarettes; smoking; youth, dy

The article presents 12 learning strategies for children. It states that series of varied but related activities help to gain knowledge rather than doing single and repetitive exercise. According to Williams College assistant professor of psychology Nate Kornell, an individual remember more if he forces his brain to repetitively recall information in a long period of time. Psychologist Daniel Willingham noted that sleep has a vital role in improving the memory.

The article offers suggestions to help kids evolve from food cynic to adventurous eater. It mentions that parents should serve their children with what they eat as kids copy the eating behaviors of parents. It notes that food should be introduced to a child at an earlier age for him or her to eat it throughout his or her lifetime. It also emphasizes that exposing a child to a new cuisine will help create positive memories with that food forever.

El artículo se enfoca en la declaración de los niños en calidad de partes o testigos. La autora enfatiza que la valoración de las pruebas que involucran las declaraciones de las personas no es asunto sencillo. La autora discute de los aspectos pertinentes sobre estas declaraciones, incluyendo la psicología del testimonio del menor, el control judicial en cuanto a los dictámenes psicológicos sobre las declaraciones y las memorias de los menores.

The article describes the profile of cognitive and behavioral characteristics associated with working memory, methods for assessing working memory skills, and ways of supporting the learning needs of children affected by this problem. The author supports identifying and supporting children with poor working memory.

Presents various information concerning the developmental stages in children. Way to present contact information to other mothers at playgroups; Distinction of the toy for preschoolers from Word World over other toys; Price of the My Paper Memory Quilt kit from Chronicle Books.

Discusses the development of children's memory. Factors that affect the memory of a child; Development of the interest of the child in past experiences; Details of recalling key events in preschoolers.

Presents a matching similar pictures games for the memory enhancement in children.

Discusses strategies that can help students improve memory and retain concepts based on knowledge of how the brain remembers. Activities designed to help students deepen understanding of latitude and longitude; Importance of rehearsal to learning; Information on how brain research help teachers.

Presents several memory-making activities for school children. Memory Books; How Do You Spell...?; Yarn Toss.

Explains the reasons why children remember some things and not others. Recent findings on how memory develops and works; Infants' capacity to remember; Daily routines and patterns; Importance of time and place; Strongest memories of the most emotionally charged events; Selective memories. INSET: Making memories stick..

Addresses the issue of memory retention in children. What children forget; Reasons for a child's failure to register information; Tendency among children to use forgetfulness as an excuse; Range of a child's memory; Suggestions on how to help children remember.

The article focuses on a study led by Psychologist Johns Hopkins, which reveals that even though very young babies can't remember the details of an object that they were shown and which then was hidden, the infants' brains retain a notion that something they saw remains in existence even when they can't see it anymore. The findings of the study indicate that infants do remember an object's existence without remembering what that object is.

The article discusses memory enhancing strategies to stimulate the cognition ability of a toddler. It focuses on the use of simple words for repetitive reminders to instill rules for learning and of songs to help the baby remember names. It explores the selection of an activity that entertains and makes a child participate like dancing while putting dirty clothes in the hamper. It examines the advantage of using praise instead of discipline.

This article discusses how to encourage children to nap. It reflects on the experiences of some mothers who tried everything to get their children to nap. It recommends napping because it is important for learning, memory and growth. The article warns parents about a child transitioning out of naps may have an erratic sleep pattern.

The article offers ideas for parents on how help their preschoolers make their happy experiences leave a lasting impression. Taking time to talk about a child's experiences can help them develop their narrative ability and store memories in their brains. Repeatedly telling a story is believed to enhance a child's long-term memory. In addition, giving positive feedback to a situation is said to influence how a child would see an important experience to remember.

The article offers the difference between short term stress and long term stress as short-term stress can help pupils to form memories while a longer period of anxiety can hinder their learning. It mentions the importance of hippocampus to form new memories for facts or events, information must pass through the hippocampus, and making it gateway to memory.

The article discusses memory development in children. Children's memories can lend insight into their rich inner lives, and can help them develop. Retelling events is a means for children to use language to reconstruct life experiences. Storytelling is the most powerful way people organize experiences. Children remember things that are important to them. Interactions that involve thinking out loud about what is happening, or commenting on what you are doing and why, can go a long way toward building language skills, which play an important role in remembering. Research has shown that when language accompanies visual images, ability to remember a person, object, event, or information is strengthened.

The article discusses the benefits of handwriting in relation to the use of laptop computers by students. Topics include the relation of note-taking to memory and academic achievement, cognitive benefits of handwriting for children, and the role of note-taking in helping students to think about learning and develop memory.

Focuses on how testimony from children about sexual abuse may not be true. Influence of interview techniques for children; Study to determine children's accuracy involving a lesson which was given to them.

Byline: Carol Sjostrom Miller Chances are your child has a memory like a steel trap--for some things. Grace Courville, 8, is like that. "She told me the name of the […]

Focuses on ways to enhance a child's memory. Physiologic basis for memory; Types of memories and information stored in each; Tips for coping with students with memory problems. INSET: For kids who slip through the cracks..

Offers a look at how 2-year-olds store memories. Conversation and questions that trigger memories; Encouraging toddlers to remember; Vocabulary and language skills; A child's individuality. INSET: Memory mates: games to remember by..

Reports that findings from several studies demonstrate that a baby remembers far more than previously thought. Use of budding memory skills to make discoveries about the world; Specifics of research; Loving routines which can help create a sense of security that will lay a solid foundation for development of memory skills. INSET: Total recall..

Byline: Heather Johnson Durocher Toddlers seem to live in the moment, but they have far better memories than we often think. Marilyn Cottom, 3, recently rattled off details of who […]

Byline: Laura Flynn McCarthy Looking for a no-guilt excuse to plop your preschooler in front of the TV while you make dinner or sneak in a phone call? According to […]

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The article relates the benefits of the natural process of editing and deleting early recollections as opposed to the perpetuity of childhood memories courtesy of archival materials preserved online through social media sites, according to sociologist Kate Eichhorn.

The article highlights few researches related to child rearing which found that loving childhood memories are linked to a healthier life, parents' spit has antibacterial properties; and greener neighborhoods induced structural changes in children's developing brains.

The article discusses how to get the attention of school children in the classroom. Teachers are encouraged to employ original and unpredictable methods for teaching. They are advised to apply a relevant piece of information in order to get the attention and to improve the memory of their students during lectures.

Reports on developments in science as of November 14, 1998. Better memory for children who take up music lessons; Human existence due to a relative of the deadly typhus microbe; Use of arsenic for the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia; Causes of the El Nino weather phenomenon; Research on a protein that inhibits a gene that makes teeth develop as molars.

Byline: Alison Bell Recently, Benjamin Ringler, 2, opened up his favorite book, The Carrot Seed, and recited the ending to his parents. "It was like he was really reading," says […]

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of using spaced practice to improve pupil recall.

The article discusses suggestions and recommended resources for grade school teachers including the correspondence with businesses to see if they are leaving behind fixtures that can be used by the library. A brochure listing the top reasons why students like the school and the notation of their best library experiences are also suggested along with the preparation of a reading awards ceremony and use of the Screencast-O-Matic computer program for lessons.

Your preschooler needs to establish good listening skills early so that her or she can comprehend and remember what you're trying so hard to teach. Unfortunately, many preschoolers are only [...]

The article discusses study on role of obstructive sleep apnea in children in interfering with memory consolidation. Topics discussed include focus on children with sleep-disordered breathing, research published in the journal PLOS ONE journal on whether specific memory deficits could be measured in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) and reduction in N2 sleep spindles in those who snored the most.

The article offers advice for parents on how to stimulate their infants' creativity. The author suggests to the parents to use bright colours in the nursery, give children paints for finger, wax, and comb painting, and provide them with toys and child tools such as building blocks. Particular focus is given to activities which enhance children's memory.