Early child care affects teens
A recent study authored by UC Irvine education professor and chair Deborah Lowe Vandell found that teens who had attended high-quality child care programs scored higher on academic and cognitive tests than their peers.
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Child development
A recent study authored by UC Irvine education professor and chair Deborah Lowe Vandell found that teens who had attended high-quality child care programs scored higher on academic and cognitive tests than their peers.
Emotional maturity lags cognitive ability in juveniles, study shows
A new study has found that teens often lack the social and emotional maturity to control impulses. In contrast, intellectual…
Studying teens’ emotional maturity gap
A new study of adolescent judgment and decision-making shows young people may not be able to fully control impulses, resist peer pressure until after 22.
Juvenile Crime
Young people may not be able to fully control impulses, resist peer pressure till after 22.
Anger, depression much higher among jailed teen girls than boys, study finds
Despite years working with troubled teens, psychologist Elizabeth Cauffman was surprised by the results of her new survey of kids…