Around the world, better parenting makes for better students, new international study says (Julie Mack blog) MLive.com: Fifteen-year-old students whose parents often read books with them during their first year of primary school show markedly higher scores in PISA 2009 than students whose parents read with them infrequently or not at all.
The performance advantage among students whose parents read to them in their early school years is evident regardless of the family’s socio-economic background.
Parents’ engagement with their 15-year-olds is strongly associated with better performance in PISA.
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Mom-to-Be's Mental State May Affect Child's Development - US News and World Report
Mom-to-Be's Mental State May Affect Child's Development - US News and World Report: Consistency in the mother's mental state appeared to be important to a baby's well-being. Development was best in babies with mothers who were either depression-free or had depression before and after giving birth.
Development was slower in babies born to mothers who went from depressed before birth to non-depressed after birth or from non-depressed before birth to depressed after birth, the investigators found.
Development was slower in babies born to mothers who went from depressed before birth to non-depressed after birth or from non-depressed before birth to depressed after birth, the investigators found.
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