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"Don't you know who I am? Remember my name. Fame! I'm gonna live forever." Fame is the No. 1 value emphasized by television shows popular with 9- to 11-year-olds, a dramatic change over the past 10 years, UCLA psychologists report in a new study. On a list of 16 values, fame jumped from the 15th spot, where it was in both 1987 and 1997, to the first spot in 2007.

Results from an ongoing random assignment study of a private grant program in Wisconsin indicate that low-income students who receive Pell Grants and are unlikely to finish college get a sizeable boost in college persistence from additional financial aid.

PA202/11 Children from across Nottinghamshire are invited to become scientists for the day at the fifth annual Summer Scientist Week at The University of Nottingham.

Restrictions on eligibility for health care reform programs will result in the potential exclusion of up to 220,000 children from affordable health care coverage in California, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Children whose parents encourage early communication are better at talking by the age of two and fare better when they start school.

Research finds reading and talking to children early makes starting school easier Research completed in collaboration with the University of Sheffield has found that children's early communication environment makes an important contribution to their readiness to start school.

Children who are slapped and shouted at by their parents are more likely to bully their brothers and sisters. Findings from 'Understanding Society', a study of 40,000 UK households funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, reveals a significant link between parental behaviour and the prevalence of bullying in the home, regardless of the parents' wealth or how educated they are.

Sole parents and married mums are working more, leading to more time in childcare for their kids and decreases in the parents overall life and job satisfaction, according to news stats from the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.

PA 186/11 Researchers from The University of Nottingham are going into hospital emergency departments to talk to parents as part of a national study looking at the causes of the most common injuries in pre-school children.

High school is a turbulent time for adolescents. Every parent knows these are the years when teens begin to spread their wings, develop their own self-awareness and confirm their identification with specific social groups and cultures.

Fathers stumbling through child-rearing are a familiar sitcom theme. But a growing body of research at the University of California, Berkeley, is challenging the perception that dads are goofy, uncaring or incompetent caregivers.

The University of Melbourne and the Australian Catholic University will develop a new website to help Forgotten Australians, former child migrants and members of the Stolen Generations find their records and reconnect with their pasts.

Our series: Stanford's Rural Education Action Project in China China is the world's fastest-growing and second-largest economy, but it's the country's poverty that keeps Scott Rozelle coming back.

Listen to podcast ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Summer is the most dangerous time of year for teen drivers, with nearly twice as many teens dying on America's roads each day compared to the rest of the year. But a new online program helps parents keep their teens safe as they gain experience driving without adult supervision.

Why are female foetuses aborted in China' Does an increase in the number of abortions of female foetuses reflect an increase in son preference' Sociologist Lisa Eklund from Lund University in Sweden has studied why families in China have a preference for sons.

Men are sometimes criticized for being unwilling to ask for directions when they travel, but they can benefit from looking for help as they begin their journeys as fathers, according to a researcher on fatherhood at the University of Chicago. Along the way, they should not shy from asserting their roles, said Jennifer Bellamy, an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration.

PA 173/11 A new campaign is being launched to help parents and health professionals spot the signs of brain tumours in children and young people.

Divorce is a drag on the academic and emotional development of young children, but only once the breakup is under way, according to a study of elementary school students and their families.

Specialised teaching for individuals with dyscalculia, the mathematical equivalent of dyslexia, should be made widely available in mainstream education, according to a review of current research published today .

Well-informed doctors and nurses are the key to preventing parents refusing childhood immunisations because of vaccine scare campaigns, a University of Sydney expert writes in the latest edition of the international journal Nature .

Well-informed doctors and nurses are the key to preventing parents refusing childhood immunisations because of vaccine scare campaigns, a University of Sydney expert writes in the latest edition of the international journal Nature .

An Oxford University study says if current trends continue, women will probably have to wait until 2050 before men are doing an equal share of the household chores and childcare. According to the paper published in the latest issue of the journal Sociology , 'substantial and persistent obstacles' remain.