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WSU research sought for parent-teen project

By Corrie Wilder, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication PULLMAN, Wash. – Two Washington State University researchers have been asked to join a nationwide Experiment.com crowdfunded project to help parents and teens communicate about romantic and sexual relationships.

Grant to help parents guide their college students

By Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Parenting doesn’t end when children head off to college, though there’s not much advice for what parents should do. With a five-year, nearly $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at Washington State University will look at how […]

WSU researcher receives grant to build family audio database

By Doug Nadvornick, College of Medical Sciences SPOKANE, Wash. – Computer, speech and cognitive sciences will benefit from audio recordings of children’s communications that will be compiled into a database with funding from a National Science Foundation grant.

WSU orientation offers guidance for parents too

By Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – The transition to college can be as tough for parents as it is for students. To help parents cope, Washington State University has initiated Letting Go and Staying Connected, the final workshop during the 12 Alive! student/parent orientation sessions in June […]

By avoiding baby talk, dads may help kids acquire language

From the Acoustical Society of America SPOKANE, Wash. – In an era of shifting parental roles and increased involvement, researchers from Washington State University are investigating whether fathers modify their speech in the same way as mothers when talking to their children. This is the first study that has examined fathers’ verbal interactions with their […]