A child’s social and emotional development refers to his or her self-esteem and behaviors when interacting with others. Predictable and stable interactions in a child’s early life provide a sense of ...

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - A top researcher at the University of Missouri School of Medicine is the recipient of $6.6 million to begin a program for child care professionals, specifically focused on ...

Children feel most loved through consistent, quiet moments of care, attention, and presence, not grand gestures. Simple daily habits like deep listening, soft affection, and respecting their feelings ...

This article was written by Dr. Aimee Ketchum, OTD, OTR/L, a pediatric occupational therapist in the NICU at UPMC hospital, the owner/operator of STEM Starts Now early child development program and ...

Nostalgia Meets Neuroscience The popular image of the 1960s and 70s childhood is one of free-range freedom: wood-paneled station wagons, bicycles without helmets, and a general ...

A research team from the INMA Project (Childhood and Environment) has analyzed how pet ownership during early childhood may ...

Teaching kids to be aware of emotions is just the beginning. Now, we’ll build on that foundation and look at what to expect as your child’s emotional development progresses from toddlerhood to ...

While many students wore face masks in school last year, the issue has become incredibly heated and polarized in some regions this year. One concern that has risen out of the debates over whether ...

Kimberly Ells is the author of "The Invincible Family: Why the Global Campaign to Crush Motherhood and Fatherhood Can’t Win." Follow her at Invincible Family Substack But what if there were no ...