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

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Public health professionals are now getting ready for an influx in families who put off or struggled to access early intervention for their children who may be experiencing ...

I didn’t want to build another loud kid’s app. I wanted to build something that felt like sitting beside your child while ...

Alexander, 3, who is being treated for developmental delays, plays with his dinosaurs in the living room of his West Chicago, Ill., home, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. Alexander qualified for five Early ...

CASTLE POINT, Mo. — Lucretia Wilks, who runs a small day care out of her home in north St. Louis County, is used to watching young children embrace, hold hands and play together in close quarters. But ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Wearing a tutu and a messy ponytail, CJ RainingBird, 4, sprawls out on her carpeted living room floor, scribbling on a notebook. She looks up eagerly after completing each pen ...

Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's ...

When looking for toys that foster a child’s development, there are three things to remember—education, engagement and entertainment. “Educational toys benefit kids’ motor, sensory and problem-solving ...

Have a question for Hannah Tolley or our other editors? Ask here for a chance to be featured in a story. Submit your question This form is protected by reCAPTCHA ...

CHICAGOCHICAGO — Alexander watches Paw Patrol with fervor, bowls his baby brother over with hugs and does everything with gusto. What the 3-year-old West Chicago toddler can’t do yet is speak more ...