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

The programs are an outgrowth of the awareness of the importance of the first 3 years in a child’s intellectual, emotional ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s difficult to go through life feeling alone, and children especially need to feel they’ve got the support of family and friends as they navigate their way from childhood to adulthood. Without ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Although it may seem like everybody has siblings, there is a sizable chunk of the U.S. population that actually grew up as “only children” with no siblings at all. As Psychology Today reports, 20 ...