Politicians often talk about the harmful effects of poverty on children, but can they draw a direct line between cold hard cash and an infant’s cognitive development? A recent study in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) showed that giving low-income moms $333 every month with no strings…
Adversity in early childhood affects executive functioning. This, from researchers at the University of Washington. Researchers studied 306 children for two years, starting when the participants were around age 3 and until age 5 ½. The kids came from various racial and socioeconomic backgrounds, and 57% were considered low income….