Genetics play an important role in child development. What determines how a child develops? While it is impossible to account for each and every influence that contributes to who a child eventually ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The transition to parenthood can be an anxious time for expectant moms and dads. A recent study shows that stress on fathers ...

Child development unfolds within a web of social and economic conditions that shape cognitive, emotional and physical growth from the prenatal period through adolescence. Family income, parental ...

Parents' genes -- even when not directly inherited by a child -- may play a role in their educational and mental health outcomes, finds a new report. Parents' genes -- even when not directly inherited ...

Cultural values shape how caregivers interact with children, influencing developmental trajectories across cognitive, social and emotional domains. Individualist societies tend to endorse autonomy, ...

A child's early story begins long before assessment. Understanding that context can transform how clinicians and families ...

Professor Carri Westgarth, Chair in Human and Animal Interaction, University of Liverpool is an author of a recently published article in BMC Pediatrics on companion animals and child development ...

While the rise in youth mental health problems has been widely appreciated, there remains a lot of debate about what specifically is behind it. Many popular articles and books implicate some more ...

Researchers have identified small molecules in the blood that may impact early childhood development, showing how dietary exposures, early life experiences, and gut health can influence a child's ...

Why this matters: A major meta-analysis of 84 studies shows paternal mental health strongly influences child development, especially in early childhood. The biggest impact: Anxiety, depression, and ...

The transition to parenthood can be an anxious time for expectant moms and dads. A recent study shows that stress on fathers before and after the birth of a baby could affect their children's ...