Shouting at your kids can damage their brains, as well
as hurting their ears, according to US child
psychiatrists. The Guardian On the other hand, ‘Preschoolers who are “in touch with their feelings”‘ may be less
likely to have serious learning or behavior problems in later years, results of a study suggest.

“…(P)reschool children’s abilities to recognize and interpret emotion cues in
facial expressions have long-term effects on social behavior and academic competence,”
according to lead study author Dr. Carroll E. Izard of the University of Delaware and his
colleagues.

In a study of 72 children from low-income families, Izard and colleagues found that the ability to
read others’ emotions at age 5 predicted the youngsters’ social behavior and learning skills 4
years later. ‘