How Affection Impacts Early Childhood Development In Guatemala

UNICEF supports parents and caregivers in Guatemala with training and skills that turn talking, hugging and play into ...
Psychology Today

10 Ways to Listen to a Child to Prevent Dangerous Minds

Children in distress often experience emotional acceleration. Thoughts race, sensations intensify, and impulse begins to ...
The Conversation

How technology is reshaping children’s development – the good, the bad and the unknown

Valentina Fantasia receives funding from The Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanity and Society (WASP-HS). She is affiliated with the Department of Philosophy and Cognitive ...
The New York Times

Study May Undercut Idea That Cash Payments to Poor Families Help Child Development

Rigorous new research appears to show that monthly checks intended to help disadvantaged children did little for their well-being, adding a new element to a dispute over expanded government aid. By ...
Indiatimes

8 easy exercises to increase your child's height

Many parents wonder how to naturally support their child’s height growth, especially during their formative years. While genetics play a major role, regular physical activity, proper posture, and ...
The Conversation

Secure attachment to both parents − not just mothers − boosts children’s healthy development

Carlo Schuengel receives funding from the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) and from the Scientific Research Foundation (SWO)‘s Heeren Loo. Or Dagan does not work ...
Psychology Today

What Divorce Can Do to a Child’s Development

A divorce is seldom easy—not for the couple that divorces, but also not for their children (if they have any). However, past psychological research on how divorce affects children’s development was ...