How a child’s social groups behave can significantly influence his or her ability to practice self-control and could have lasting impacts on development of this critical skill, according to a new CU ...

Two sisters play during the 2012 Sunday Trailways event in Beaverton. Physical activity and outdoor play are one strategy for helping young children improve their self-control, says Oregon State ...

(Reuters Health) - - Teaching preschoolers to regulate their own behavior around food, combined with obesity prevention messages, did not reduce obesity or most obesity-related behaviors in a ...

As their brain regions linked to self-control mature, preschoolers improve in their ability to stop themselves from doing something, according to new research published in JNeurosci. A component of ...

For students in preschool, speaking two languages may be better than one, especially for developing inhibitory control. That idea isn't new, but a new study took a longitudinal approach to examine the ...