Would you trust your child to stay home alone? For many caregivers, the answer depends on age. But when it comes to safety ...

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 ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego, part of the national HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study Consortium, have announced the first data release from this landmark study, ...

Experts have warned against childhood cannabis use since before America first said “Just Say No,” but its effects on brain development are not fully understood. That’s changing, as new research from ...

AI is like ultra-processed food for developing brains.

Children with lower adaptive skills in early childhood showed significantly reduced limbic brain activation if they were exposed to prenatal stress. However, children with stronger adaptive skills ...

Childhood trauma can leave lasting marks on human development, and a new study links these early adverse experiences to ...

Her brain is quietly building connections. I recently watched a 4-year-old do this. It took him four tries to get the “S” facing the right way. When he finally did, he paused, taking pride in his work ...

This post is part of a series in which I gather insights from leadership, diversity, and wellness experts. Mental health isn’t something that suddenly starts to matter in adulthood—it’s built from the ...

Cursive is again becoming something to write home about as experts point out it may just boost a child's brain development. The "Cursive Challenge" is also now going viral on TikTok, with several ...

That futuristic infant coiffure is a "geodesic net" of 128 electronic sensors that record a baby's brain activity. Andrea Berger at Ben-Gurion University in Israel is one of several researchers ...