Screen time damages toddlers’ ability to speak, the first British study of its kind has found. The average two-year-old in ...

Researchers identify specific psychosocial factors that strongly correlate with altered brain development within the first ...

“Early brain development is shaped not only by biology, but by the everyday experiences infants have with their caregivers ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. Since the advent of the helicopter parent, trending ...

A programme ‘Scaling Up of Playful Parenting in Bhutan’ (SCPPB) highlights the significant impact of playful parenting on children’s emotional, social, and cognitive development. and Druk and role ...

As the parent of a soon-to-be teenager, I can attest that every parent I know is worried about kids and screens. Instead, researchers are forced to observe the real world, which is wildly messy and ...

According to a 2021 survey by the Human-Animal Bond Research Institute, 87% of pet owners have experienced improvements in their mental health due to having a companion animal. I have certainly felt ...