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redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online A groundbreaking study has demonstrated that newborns are able to distinguish between the sounds of their parents’ native language and a foreign language just hours after they are born. Previously, researchers believed that babies did not begin to recognize language differences until well after they had left their mother’s womb. Scientists have long known that the mechanical and cognitive equipment for hearing develop in...

Michael Frangedis has joined the WannaFollow.Me management team bringing over 29 years of business development experience. Tampa, Florida (PRWEB) December 31, 2012 WannaFollow.Me is proud to announce and welcome Michael Frangedis as the Company’s Vice President of Business Development. Michael will be responsible for sales team leadership, driving revenue, contribute in product and vendor selection, as well as general management responsibilities. Michael has been a business entrepreneur...

RiseSmart's CEO shares how fine-tuning the details can make all the difference in a candidate’s 2013 job search. (PRWEB) December 28, 2012 A new year is upon us, and for job seekers it’s an especially good time for a fresh start. What can candidates do to make sure they begin the year on the right foot? One sure-fire strategy is to add necessary updates to social networking profiles. Doing that can set qualified candidates apart from the rest of the pack, says Sanjay Sathe,...

With extended vacation time and more time with family, the holidays are a golden opportunity for parents to start the conversation with their kids about sex. Parent Action for Healthy Kids suggests five tips to help parents with “The Talk” about sex over the holiday vacation. Farmington Hills, Michigan (PRWEB) December 28, 2012 Holidays are a perfect time for parents to start the conversation with their kids about sex. Gathering and connecting with loved ones at this time of year has...

Sandra Champlain, author 'How to Survive Grief' courageously tells her story learning that life after death is real. Now author of 'We Don't Die - A Skeptic's Discovery of Life After Death,' she gives free information on grief and the first chapter of her book to help comfort others. Byfield, Massachusetts (PRWEB) December 22, 2012 Author Sandra Champlain has long held a secret and feels it is now the right time to share it with people. She said, “I have found...

Managing stress and grief as a result of crisis, such as the one at the Sandy Hook Elementary School is a challenge, even for the most experienced, trained professionals. Here are some suggestions on how to begin and what you can do if your child has been affected and is asking questions. Cambridge, MA (PRWEB) December 20, 2012 Managing stress and grief as a result of crisis, such as the one at the Sandy Hook Elementary School is a challenge, even for the most experienced, trained...

Toddlers with more developed language skills are better able to manage frustration and less likely to express anger by the time they're in preschool. That's the conclusion of a new longitudinal study from researchers at the Pennsylvania State University that appears in the journal Child Development. "This is the first longitudinal evidence of early language abilities predicting later aspects of anger regulation," according to Pamela M. Cole, liberal arts research professor of psychology...

He loves her, he loves her not. A new study led by Joshua Hart, assistant professor of psychology, suggests that men’s insecurities about relationships and conflicted views of women as romantic partners and rivals could lead some to adopt sexist attitudes about women. The study was recently published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, a peer-reviewed journal. Hart and his co-authors, Jacqueline Hung '11, a former student of Hart's, and psychology professors Peter Glick...

Creativity Forum 2013 features Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg on how creativity and resiliency are critical for preparing our children to thrive in an unpredictable world. This fundraising event supports the Bay Area Discovery Museum and Center for Childhood Creativity's mission to ignite and advance creative thinking in all children. Sausalito, CA (PRWEB) December 17, 2012 The Bay Area Discovery Museum's Creativity Forum 2013 features Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg on how creativity and resiliency...

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Do you have commitment phobia? A new study led by researchers at Tel Aviv University reveals that fear of committing to a relationship may be just one more thing to blame on your parents. Dr. Sharon Dekel, a psychologist and researcher at the Bob Shapell School of Social Work at Tel Aviv University, and her colleague Professor Barry Farber of Columbia University studied the romantic history of 58 adults aged 22 to 28. They found that...