Not so long ago, many in the medical profession thought infants didn’t feel pain, and whether it was a heel prick or open heart surgery, pain relief was not required. York psychology Professor Rebecca Pillai Riddell (BA Spec. Hons. '96), had a different take – that infants did experience pain and it was important to figure out […]
Marc Bornstein is one of the preeminent developmental researchers in the world and is currently the head of the Child and Family Research program at the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development in the United States. As a researcher, Bronstein has received numerous awards for his research from such organizations as National Institute of Child Health & Human […]
The Faculty of Health has appoointed York psychology Professor Yvonne Bohr as the director of the LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence & Conflict Resolution. Right: Yvonne Bohr As the new director of the LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence & Conflict Resolution, Bohr is on familiar ground. As an executive member of the LaMarsh Centre […]
Stuart Shanker, Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology and Philosophy in the Faculty of Health and director of the Milton & Ethel Harris Research Initiative, was featured on "The Hurried Infant," an audio documentary that ran on CBC's Ideas program April 22 and 23, 2010. The message? Mozart, and indeed any classical music will stimulate the […]
Despite decades of feminism and co-parenting and men grappling with diaper changes and night feedings, moms are often by default or tradition the ones who end up having the sex talk, wrote the Toronto Star Feb. 19. Often it’s because they are the parent who spends the most time with the children. “Often if there […]
A York University study about infants reading and interpreting the intentions of adults as early as six or nine months has caused considerable stir in the media. The study, published in the journal Infancy, suggests that six-month-olds know when someone is teasing or manipulating them. But they also understand if someone is trying to help, […]
A study by York University researchers reveals that infants as young as six months old know when we’re “playing” them – and they don’t like it. Researchers in York’s Centre for Infancy Studies examined six- and nine-month-old babies’ reactions to a game in which an experimenter was either unable or unwilling to share a toy. […]
Saskatchewan was panned Thursday over its high infant mortality rate by the author of a new article in the journal Paediatrics & Child Health, wrote the Leader-Post (Regina, Sask.) Jan. 22. In his article, “The health of Canada’s children: Part 1”, released Thursday, York University Professor Dennis Raphael, of York’s School of Health Policy & […]
Political decisions and ideology continue to play a huge role in determining the quality of life of individuals and communities in Canada, as well as society as a whole, says York health policy & manangement Professor Dennis Raphael, editor of the newly published book Health Promotion and Quality of Life in Canada: Essential Readings being […]
The phenomenon of American-born children who spend their infancy in China has been known for years to social workers, who say it is widespread and worrying, reported The New York Times July 24: About 8,000 Chinese-born women gave birth in New York last year, so the number of children at risk is substantial, according to […]