New research shows that childhood maltreatment can accelerate cellular aging and disrupt social behavior as early as age four ...

Small patches of nature near home, like trees and sandboxes, are linked to better focus, self-control, and emotional ...

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.

The Sustainable Development Goals, Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016–2030) and Nurturing Care Framework all include targets to ensure children thrive . However, ...

Middle Child Syndrome - Is It Real? The 30 richest royals in history, ranked Dubai chocolate ranked: Are knock-offs as good as the original? Work begins to conserve oldest document on island of ...

The new study, published in Child Development, suggests that such clever rule-bending behavior may actually show that a child is starting to better understand language—and other people.

Following the first 1000 days of life that span from conception to two years of age, the next 1000 days of a child's life from 2–5 years of age offer a window of opportunity to promote nurturing and ...

Purpose The Middle Childhood Survey (MCS) was designed as a computerised self-report assessment of children’s mental health and well-being at approximately 11 years of age, conducted with a population ...

The combination of poorly developed social and cognitive skills during childhood is linked to poor exam results by the age of 16, with those for whom these  issues persist throughout their ...

eLife Assessment This important study explores the association between mother-child interactions and the development of children's social brain networks, specifically the theory of mind and social ...