The Child & Family Blog, a leading online resource that explains child development research findings to lay audiences, has named UB psychologist Julie Bowker as its vice president. Owned by the ...

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 ...

An employee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent an email Wednesday that mistakenly included plans to terminate more than 150 research grants related to child and family well-being ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. In 1966, when ...

Dr Jacqueline Harding, director of Tomorrow's Child and an early childhood expert at Middlesex University, argues that the young child's brain is inherently designed to be playful, and this is crucial ...

What nurtures a child’s holistic development? How can we address the cognitive overload and parent-child disconnect of the ...

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Children (anyone under 18 years of age) can participate as research subjects only if the research meets certain standards, defined in the federal regulations (Subpart D of 45 CFR 46). Specifically, ...

This holiday season one local mom is turning her personal journey into a powerful community mission by working to create safe ...