Research shows that a balance of warmth, structure and age-appropriate expectations can support healthy development.

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

Editor’s Note: Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez is a primary care pediatrician, director of pediatric telemedicine and assistant professor of pediatrics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She is ...

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.

Sensory play is more than just fun and games. It's a vital component of childhood development. The rich neural pathways formed through sensory play facilitate learning and growth in all children, ...

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 ...

ABOUT 8.5 million children in Tanzania are at risk of failing to reach their full developmental potential, with poverty, low education levels, poor housing conditions and limited access to early ...