Home visitor programs are run by local governments and nonprofit organizations and are funded largely through a federal ...

Will a child who's evaluated for autism later develop an intellectual disability? Can this be accurately predicted? Early-childhood experts in Quebec say they've have come up with a better way to find ...

Child development experts break down what parents should look out for — and what to do if they recognize this dynamic.

What nurtures a child’s holistic development? How can we address the cognitive overload and parent-child disconnect of the ...

While there are certainly benefits to the use of technology by children, there are also potential drawbacks that must be considered. One of the most significant concerns is the risk of addiction and ...

Research shows Helping children develop healthy habits at a young age can help lower their risk for heart disease, stroke and other major health problems later in life. that a child’s cardiovascular ...

Researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding the exact age children begin to develop prominent attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) traits. Problems with attention, sensory ...

Each semester, practicum students are paired up with focus children from the lab to observe. Feedback is shared with parents.

If good manners were super important when you were growing up, you probably behave in some specific ways as a grown up. Most children are inherently rowdy with minimum manners. Growing up in a loving ...

Let's be honest: It's hard for any child to go through life without getting scolded—heck, it even happens to adults in the ...

When a young child struggles with hair-pulling or skin-picking, it’s tempting to focus on stopping the behavior. But what if ...