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

Self-awareness is a profound developmental advance that shapes how toddlers begin to understand themselves as separate individuals and relate to others. It's arrival is deeply intertwined with both ...

Many young children experience significant mental health challenges that interfere with their development, relationships, and ...

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age two showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower ...

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age two showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower decision-making and increased anxiety by their teenage years. This was done ...

A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports observed that maternal heart rate variability (mHRV) at three months postpartum is associated with infant neurophysiology and maternal mental ...

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 ...

One of the main known causes of intellectual disability (ID, formerly known as mental retardation) is malnutrition, which does its damage in two ways: affecting the developing fetus through mothers ...

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age 2 showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower ...