Milestones aren't in place to shame parents into feeling like failures, or to suggest that some kids are behind. They are ...

Parents today are paying closer attention to children's brain development, from nutrition to screen habits. A paediatrician ...

The first 1,000 days of life shape a child’s brain, health, and future potential, with breastfeeding forming the foundation ...

The first five years of life are a period of rapid brain and biological development that set the stage for lifelong health and learning. These early years are thus a key window for proactively ...

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, researchers evaluated how fundamental environmental supports, encapsulated as a thrive factor (T-factor), during the first year of life ...

The preschool years present a critical developmental period sensitive to changes in public health and social policy, for which robust investments in programs that support families can improve ...

As screen media becomes increasingly prevalent in the lives of young children, navigating its multifaceted impact is ...

Researchers discovered that unusually high temperatures can hinder early childhood development. Children living in hotter conditions were less likely to reach key learning milestones, especially in ...

AIM-ECD captures child development with two tools, a direct assessment of children and a caregiver report questionnaire. AIM-ECD comes with a suite of resources to support their use. These are meant ...

Early-onset preeclampsia was associated with increased risk for delayed early-childhood development in the domain of ...

Inter-departmental group working on a system for State agencies if a child is not being checked-in as expected at certain key ...