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Parents, and the home environments they create, can also have an important influence on a child's development; in fact, a child's home environment can affect the ways that certain genetic traits ...

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Many parents wonder which option is best for their child's development—a nanny or family member caring for their child or finding a high-quality child care center? The National Institute of ...

The pandemic created disruption and family stress that may have lasting effects on young children’s social and emotional development ... the health of an unborn child Researchers are trying ...

As the flagship journal of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Child Development has published articles, essays, reviews, and tutorials on various topics in the field of child ...