Children with low self-control more likely to become overweight preteens
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 - 09:42
in Psychology & Sociology
Young children who do not display an ability to regulate their behaviour or to delay gratification in exchange for a larger reward appear predisposed to gain extra weight by their pre-teen years, according to two reports published in the April issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...