The transition to parenthood is far from easy – and even more difficult if parents don’t have support. Studies show that less ...

Cognitive flexibility allows you to embrace new information, alter your plans, and approach problems with creativity.

Researchers led by Dr. Alexandros Karakostis from the Institute for Archaeological Science and the Senckenberg Center for ...

Scientists are piecing together the brain processes that underlie the wide-eyed wanting-to-know we generally think of as ...

The first 1,000 days of a child’s life – pregnancy and the months leading to their second birthday – are a critical time.

Following the first 1000 days of life that span from conception to two years of age, the next 1000 days of a child's life from 2–5 years of age offer a window of opportunity to promote nurturing and ...

The goal is to help children and families get the necessary resources to address development, speaking and mobility, as well ...

Early childhood intervention advocates are calling on the state to increase funding by $60 million to better support children with developmental delays and disabilities who are on long waiting lists ...

Bai, an expert in human-computer interaction, believes that, despite all the concern and angst about AI, the technology has ...

Brain development occurs most rapidly during early childhood. Quality preschool offers long-term benefits for children’s ...

Could social bonds be the key to human big brains? A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 36 children have been diagnosed with ASD — an increase from ...