Early adversity weakens children's brain wiring, but strong relationships help protect thinking and learning abilities.

What are developmental milestones? Are they something parents should pay attention to? What can you expect in the first year.

A study by Mass General Brigham involving over 9,000 participants found that early life adversity is linked to weaker white ...

Certain elements of play contribute directly to children's physical and cognitive development. This helps them grow from ...

Podcast: Do young children prefer to rely on their memory, or do they take the easier route and use external aids like lists ...

In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven society, young children are becoming increasingly glued to screens, raising serious concerns about their physical and mental health. Screen time among children ...

Investigators have linked difficult early life experiences with reduced quality and quantity of the white matter communication highways throughout the adolescent brain. This reduced connectivity is ...

Spending more time on test prep at the expense of recess actually harms students’ cognitive development and academic ...

Watching a child take their first steps is one of the most celebrated milestones in early childhood. But beyond these wobbly ...

"Our results support the claim that screen time generally doesn't impair children's cognitive abilities, and that playing ...