Child development is rarely a straight path: While many children progress smoothly from milestone to milestone, others may race ahead in one area and develop later in others. Disability, extended ...

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 ...

In a survey conducted in Kenya by Parenting in Africa Network (PAN) and whose results are contained in a 2013 report titled, “Skillful parenting and Moulding behaviour at an early age”, play and a ...

developmental assessments, therapy, ongoing care, and case management. Children we assess may have a developmental need or concern. They may also have characteristics of: Autism spectrum disorder, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A good estimate of a child’s attention span is a couple of minutes for every year of age, Kent State’s Adonia Porto said. So, for example, for a one-year old, it would be two ...

BELOIT — When a child is born, doctors and nurses will instruct new parents in how to breast-feed the baby and how to bathe the baby properly. But, what about how to help the child’s brain grow? On ...

Growing up in poverty can have long-term negative consequences for children. Now, a study offering unconditional cash to a group of mothers on low-incomes in the US is beginning to discover the ...

When we talk about supporting children in foster care, the conversation often focuses on the essentials: school supplies, clothes, and food. These are, of course, critical needs. But what’s often ...