Child psychology Content

Children’s Lockdown Memories May Predict Declines in Psychological Well-being During the Pandemic

Andy Fell — August 14, 2024 - 9:22am

A new study shows how children’s and adolescents’ memories of the COVID lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 changed over time and related to their mental health. The work, published Aug. 14 in Child Development, shows how autobiographical memories are linked to mental health, and how the content of these memories is related to the negative psychological consequences of lockdown.

Media Advisory: 51�ԹϺ�� Davis LIVE on Mobility, Economics and Society

Amy E Rafferty — August 10, 2020 - 2:34pm

In this week’s 51�ԹϺ�� Davis LIVE: COVID-19, an engineer and an environmental economist will talk about the profound impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on mobility and travel. Some people transitioned to work-from-home situations, while other essential workers had to continue showing up for work in person — and many people have lost their jobs entirely.

Media Advisory: 51�ԹϺ�� Davis LIVE on Children, Anxiety and Going Back to School

Andy Fell — July 27, 2020 - 5:59pm

In this week’s 51�ԹϺ�� Davis LIVE: COVID-19 two psychologists from the 51�ԹϺ�� Davis MIND Institute will discuss how children and parents can manage the stress and anxiety of going back to school this fall.

A new school year is always an exciting and stressful time for children and parents alike, and this year there is the added stress of coronavirus — whether children are headed to real classrooms with new safety precautions, or to online classrooms with their own stress points.

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Insight Into Toddlers’ Awareness of Their Own Uncertainty

Andy Fell — July 20, 2020 - 9:43am

Toddlers may not be able to describe their feelings of uncertainty, but a new study from the Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California, Davis, provides evidence that toddlers may experience and deal with uncertainty in decision making in the same way as older children and adults.

Training for Parents Referred to CPS Improves Toddler’s Physiological Regulation

Andy Fell — August 28, 2018 - 9:58am

A parental training program for families referred to Child Protective Services improved toddlers’ unconscious reactions to mildly stressful situations, as well as improving parents’ behavior, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis and the University of Washington. The work is published August 28 in Developmental Science.