Genetics play an important role in child development. What determines how a child develops? While it is impossible to account for each and every influence that contributes to who a child eventually ...

Cultural contexts profoundly shape the trajectories of child development and emotion regulation by embedding parenting practices, social expectations and community values into everyday interactions.

Athena Oden, pediatric physical therapist and founder of Ready Bodies, Learning Minds LLC, believes one area deserves ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The transition to parenthood can be an anxious time for expectant moms and dads. A recent study shows that stress on fathers ...

In Western cultures, adolescence is often viewed as a time of rebellion and irresponsibility. A new article published in the journal Child Development Perspectives synthesized recent research on ...

Exposure to high temperatures during pregnancy and early infancy is associated with slower growth of the thalamus later in ...

Young children whose mothers talk with them more frequently and in more detail about people's thoughts and feelings tend to be better at taking another's perspective than other children of the same ...

Parenting exerts a profound and multifaceted influence on the trajectory of emotional and cognitive development in childhood. Through a combination of caregiving behaviours—such as sensitive ...

Parents want what’s best for our children—and our current parenting culture offers an endless stream of suggestions for how to set kids up for success. Though most of this advice focuses on individual ...

Developmental psychologist Ariel Kalil holds the Daniel Levin Professorship at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. She directs the Center for Human Potential and Public Policy ...

The transition to parenthood can be an anxious time for expectant moms and dads. A recent study shows that stress on fathers before and after the birth of a baby could affect their children's ...