When we think about childhood, most of us picture two intense phases: the active and exhausting toddler years and the emotional rollercoaster of the teenage years. But somewhere in between lies a ...

As a psychologist who works with parents, I’ve witnessed how peer and societal stressors can make middle childhood challenging. Today, kids start puberty sooner, putting a premature end to their ...

Children's intake of ultra-processed foods spikes significantly between toddlerhood and middle childhood, raising concerns over long-term health impacts like higher sodium and sugar consumption and ...

Research has shown that young people who face adversity such as traumatic or stressful events during brain development are 40% more likely to develop anxiety disorders by adulthood. But most people ...

Catherine Draper receives or has received funding from the British Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences, the South African Medical Research Council, the Jacobs Foundation, and the European ...