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

The first five years of a child's life are utterly crucial as it marks their growth across four major areas of development- motor, communication and language, cognitive, and social and emotional ...

Childhood maltreatment increases the risk of long-term health and psychological issues, but how it alters children’s development at a biological level remains unclear. In a recent study, researchers ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Supporting Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC), with focus on children aged 0-2 years. SAGA for Toddlers is a research and development project that aims to ...

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.