The distribution of wealth between different people living in specific geographical regions has changed substantially over ...

When we think of education, our minds often conjure up images of tests, multiplication tables and thick textbooks. But science has increasingly shown that these rigid educational practices might not ...

As Christmas creeps ever closer, it can be difficult to know what to get your child for the big day. Toys provide an enormous opportunity for childhood brain development—but not all toys are created ...

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, researchers evaluated how fundamental environmental supports, encapsulated as a thrive factor (T-factor), during the first year of life ...

CHAPEL HILL, NC. -- Frequent use of social media could be reshaping how adolescents' brains develop, a new study found. Those who checked their platforms more often were more likely to be sensitive to ...

The stress of poverty has a significantly negative effect on the developing brains of young children. But a growing body of research finds that anti-poverty efforts, such as cash aid, Medicaid and the ...

Luby is an infant/preschool psychiatrist clinician researcher at Washington University School of Medicine. Barch is a clinical scientist researcher at Washington University in St. Louis. The New York ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Caroline Guenther. Buy this photo. The way children are treated by their parents is ...