Researchers discovered that unusually high temperatures can hinder early childhood development. Children living in hotter conditions were less likely to reach key learning milestones, especially in ...

Child experts warn that excessive winter clothing can hinder children's physical development and bone density by restricting ...

By Tyrone Dukes When do people start learning? Research has proven that learning begins before birth. A baby’s brain begins ...

The preschool years present a critical developmental period sensitive to changes in public health and social policy, for which robust investments in programs that support families can improve ...

Latest research suggests that the risk for mental health issues like depression and anxiety is higher in children who suffer ...

Study’s findings ‘should alert researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to the urgent need to protect children’s ...

A child's schedule must include physical activity, and a healthy diet enables their body to keep up. Chilean walnuts help ...

Regular physical activity contributes to a child’s physical development and promotes overall well-being. It may help if parents and caregivers can encourage them in active play, playground activities, ...

C-Tactile fibers are nerves in our skin that are tuned for sensing affectionate touch and transmitting this sensation to the brain. Research finds that the type of touch that parents naturally use ...

A divorce is seldom easy—not for the couple that divorces, but also not for their children (if they have any). However, past psychological research on how divorce affects children’s development was ...