The preschool years present a critical developmental period sensitive to changes in public health and social policy, for which robust investments in programs that support families can improve ...

I didn’t want to build another loud kid’s app. I wanted to build something that felt like sitting beside your child while ...

UNICEF's Innocenti Report Card 19 evaluates child well-being across OECD and EU countries, ranking countries not by ...

Summary: Economic shocks can influence human biology in ways that only become visible years later. A new long-term analysis links sudden changes in food affordability during early childhood to altered ...

Regular physical activity contributes to a child’s physical development and promotes overall well-being. It may help if parents and caregivers can encourage them in active play, playground activities, ...

C-Tactile fibers are nerves in our skin that are tuned for sensing affectionate touch and transmitting this sensation to the brain. Research finds that the type of touch that parents naturally use ...

Winter is also a period when parents are even more particular about their kids' being in good health. The cold weather, ...

A divorce is seldom easy—not for the couple that divorces, but also not for their children (if they have any). However, past psychological research on how divorce affects children’s development was ...