Early childhood interventions may have some efficacy in boosting measures of child health and development in low income countries, but more work is needed to sort out how to implement these ...

Expanding knowledge of brain and child development, along with growing evidence regarding effective interventions to improve outcomes for children, youth, and families, led the National Academies of ...

developmental assessments, therapy, ongoing care, and case management. Children we assess may have a developmental need or concern. They may also have characteristics of: Autism spectrum disorder, ...

For decades, language barriers have hindered researchers' ability to assess child-caregiver relationships in refugee ...

A new study from the University of Chicago investigates one potential source of discrepancy in child skill level: disparity in parents’ beliefs about their influence over their children’s development.

Today The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science at the New York Academy of Sciences and UNICEF host a launch event for Every Child's Potential: Integrating Early Childhood Development and Nutrition ...

Complementary feeding is the introduction of foods to an infant’s diet in addition to human milk or formula. The period when complementary food is introduced marks the transition of the infant from a ...

Disruptive behavior disorders affect millions of children and teens worldwide, and behavioral challenges are a leading reason ...

An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new ...