Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How does a child's brain develop? Why are the first five years more powerful than most of us ever realize? Check out these simple, ...

Climate change could be increasing risks to children's brain development. A new study finds that exposure to higher ...

The environment in which children grow up can play a central role in their mental development and psychological well-being. For instance, past studies have found that a family's socioeconomic status ...

A new study has examined how exposure to high temperatures during pregnancy may affect children many years later.

Luby is an infant/preschool psychiatrist clinician researcher at Washington University School of Medicine. Barch is a clinical scientist researcher at Washington University in St. Louis. The New York ...

A review article by a University of Nebraska Medical Center/Child Health Research Institute research team underscores how ...

Before age 5, a baby's brain grows rapidly, undergoing a uniquely important moment in development. Yet, many don't understand just how critical it is for setting a person's foundation for thriving.

Many behavioral studies suggest that using landmarks to navigate through large-scale spaces—known as map-based navigation—is not established until around age 12. A neuroscience study at Emory ...

New hyperscanning research reveals that when bilingual mothers and children play together, their brains align just as strongly in a second language as in their native tongue, challenging assumptions ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The first five years of a child’s life are everything. For Our Keiki shares simple, practical tips to boost your child’s development from birth to five years old. When it comes to ...