A council has launched a new health campaign to encourage parents and caregivers to put down their phones and connect with ...

The study found that children living in areas with higher rates of inequality had a reduced cortex surface area and altered connections between different areas of the brain, regardless of individual ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Delays in language and reading development are common, and learning disorders such as dyslexia can significantly affect a ...

A King’s College London study is the first to reveal how an unequal distribution of wealth in society is associated with altered connections and reduced surface area in the brains of children.

Parents of neurodivergent children face a challenging weekend as common sleep problems become worse when the clocks change, an expert has said. Up to 71.5% of people with autism and 50% of those with ...

The Princess of Wales touched a few nerves this week when she warned that smartphones and computer screens were creating "an ...