Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's brain develops, with effects that last well beyond childhood. But families ...

Study Highlights the Roles , of Cognition and Well-Being , in Childhood Development. A new study suggests that well-being and ...

Investigating the risk factors and protective factors for childhood maltreatment Of the studies identified through a database search and other resources, 58 were included in the meta-analysis, ...

Child development expert Kendra Morgan outlines five key factors parents should consider when deciding if their child needs a growth year, emphasizing early assessment and collaboration with schools.

Objectives This paper examines the differential impact of responsive parenting and nutrition interventions on early child ...

Andrew Whitehouse receives funding from the NHMRC, the Angela Wright Bennett Foundation and the Autism CRC. Early childhood has received a great deal of attention in recent weeks, as Australia has ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sign up for CNN’s Stress, But Less newsletter. Our six-part mindfulness guide will inform and inspire you to reduce stress while learning how to harness it. Mothers bear much of the ...

A new study shows that cumulative adverse psychosocial factors in childhood are associated with worse midlife learning and memory, and specifically child's self-regulation and social adjustment. A ...