Summary: New research shows that childhood maltreatment leaves lasting biological and social scars. In a study of young ...

Check out the five essential advantages of social-emotional learning for child's overall development.

Examples of cognitive development activities for early childhood – Sorting activities, puzzles, construction play, role play, age-appropriate culinary activities, rhythm and rhymes etc.

Social and emotional development refers to a child’s growing ability to express, name and regulate their feelings and their ability to interpret other’s feelings and help others. Social and emotional ...

Social and emotional milestones are often harder to pinpoint than signs of physical development. This area emphasizes many skills that increase self-awareness and self-regulation.

Low-income students who received a preschool intervention focused on social-emotional development continued to benefit from it during their teen years, according to a recent study published in the ...

Mothers bear much of the burden for a child's healthy development, from pregnancy through their teen years.But a large, new study adds to the growing body of evidence saying fathers, too, are ...

A father’s poor mental health may harm child development, a new study has found. Here’s how fathers, too, can get the support they need.