There is a link between the amount of time children spend on screens and their development, a new study shows, with poorer ...

Scholars Program includes four Ph.D. candidates conducting child development and substance use prevention research with Native ...

The pandemic created disruption and family stress that may have lasting effects on young children’s social and emotional development. A Save the Children report released Tuesday found that children in ...

There are many key themes in child development. This blog covers the role of families in child development, looking at parenting as a team around children (“coparenting”) and how it operates in the ...

Dr. Paul Lipkin specializes in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, where he directs medical outpatient services.

Children develop cognitively in four stages. Knowing what to look for can help you track your child’s progress. If you’re a parent or guardian, you can often rely on visible signs to let you know how ...

With back-to-school season just around the corner, it seems that everyone has an opinion on the best way to teach children.

Human development is influenced by, but not entirely determined by, our parents and our genes. Children may have very different personalities, and different strengths and weaknesses, than the ...