Research on Children's Mental Health Archives - Waldorf Research Institute https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/category/research-on-childrens-mental-health/ Wed, 11 Mar 2020 15:38:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Wi-Fi is an important threat to human health https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/wi-fi-is-an-important-threat-to-human-health/ https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/wi-fi-is-an-important-threat-to-human-health/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:31:31 +0000 https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/?p=1656 WiFI causes threats to human health.  Read this recent study here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935118300355

Child Psychiatrist, Victoria Dunkley, M.D., author of Reset your Child’s Brain, and doctor featured on “Good Morning America,” and as a steady blog writer for Psychology Today, for her success in “unplugging” children from screens, has a rich and helpful blog on all topics related to brain development and interference from electronics. Read some of them here and join her blog for more!

]]> https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/wi-fi-is-an-important-threat-to-human-health/feed/ 0 How the Tech Industry Uses Psychology to Hook Children https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/how-the-tech-industry-uses-psychology-to-hook-children/ https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/how-the-tech-industry-uses-psychology-to-hook-children/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2020 18:26:17 +0000 https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/?p=1654 Wonder why screens are so addictive, especially for the young?  It’s deliberate!  Read about it here:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mental-wealth/201810/how-the-tech-industry-uses-psychology-hook-children

Child Psychiatrist, Victoria Dunkley, M.D., author of Reset your Child’s Brain, and doctor featured on “Good Morning America,” and as a steady blog writer for Psychology Today, for her success in “unplugging” children from screens, has a rich and helpful blog on all topics related to brain development and interference from electronics. Read some of them here and join her blog for more!

]]> https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/how-the-tech-industry-uses-psychology-to-hook-children/feed/ 0 Emotional Rescue: The Heart-Brain Connection https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/emotional-rescue-the-heart-brain-connection/ https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/emotional-rescue-the-heart-brain-connection/#respond Wed, 08 May 2019 20:44:18 +0000 https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/?p=1474 You have heard of “The Thinking Heart.” Here is scientific evidence that the dialogue between brain and heart is ongoing and critically important to human health.
http://www.dana.org/Cerebrum/2019/Emotional_Rescue_The_Heart-Brain_Connection/

]]> https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/emotional-rescue-the-heart-brain-connection/feed/ 0 A Path Worth Treading – Encountering Nature and the Nature of Things https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/a-path-worth-treading-encountering-nature-and-the-nature-of-things/ https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/a-path-worth-treading-encountering-nature-and-the-nature-of-things/#respond Tue, 13 Mar 2018 19:56:20 +0000 http://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/?p=1205 Here at the Nature Institute, we have conceived of a new year-long foundation course in Goethean science. For participants who attend the program and want to continue the work with further guidance, we plan to offer a second year with more individualized work which could be followed by a research fellowship.

Read the research on the happiness of Children in their play — nature makes a difference:
https://www.waldorfpublications.org/blogs/book-news/a-path-worth-treading-encountering-nature-and-the-nature-of-things

]]> https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/a-path-worth-treading-encountering-nature-and-the-nature-of-things/feed/ 0 Study finds improved self-regulation in kindergartners who wait a year to enroll https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/study-finds-improved-self-regulation-kindergartners-wait-year-enroll-2/ https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/study-finds-improved-self-regulation-kindergartners-wait-year-enroll-2/#respond Wed, 08 Mar 2017 16:40:48 +0000 http://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/?p=1060 From Stanford University, recent research establishes that delaying a child’s Kindergarten enrollment for a year improves the mental health of children. Read the article here:

https://ed.stanford.edu/news/stanford-gse-research-finds-strong-evidence-mental-health-benefits-delaying-kindergarten

]]> https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/study-finds-improved-self-regulation-kindergartners-wait-year-enroll-2/feed/ 0 Study finds improved self-regulation in kindergartners who wait a year to enroll https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/study-finds-improved-self-regulation-kindergartners-wait-year-enroll/ https://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/study-finds-improved-self-regulation-kindergartners-wait-year-enroll/#respond Mon, 16 May 2016 23:34:03 +0000 http://www.waldorfresearchinstitute.org/?p=870 A new study on the mental health effects of kindergarten enrollment ages found strong evidence that a one-year delay dramatically improves a child’s self-regulation abilities even into later childhood.
https://ed.stanford.edu/news/stanford-gse-research-finds-strong-evidence-mental-health-benefits-delaying-kindergarten

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