Researchers identify specific psychosocial factors that strongly correlate with altered brain development within the first ...

The development of a child begins during pregnancy, when prenatal environmental factors and genetic influences interact to ...

Anticipating the conception of a child can be accompanied by a lot of uncertainty about how to plan for pregnancy and parenthood. But relatively few people are aware that the things they do months or ...

New research challenges views on screen time, revealing factors such as parental mental health and the type of screen being used may have some impact on child development. New Curtin University ...

Parents' genes -- even when not directly inherited by a child -- may play a role in their educational and mental health outcomes, finds a new report. Parents' genes -- even when not directly inherited ...

The National Institutes of Health awarded New York City-based New York University more than $65 million over the next five years to study how environmental factors influence children’s health, ...

Policymaking that considers the unique developmental needs of young children, as well as their lived experiences and that of their families, can set the foundation for health and well-being throughout ...