With the growing concern over bullying in South African schools, Mari Payne of Sesame Workshop South Africa is urging a shift ...

Children born to mothers who contracted COVID-19 during pregnancy face a 29% higher likelihood of developmental disorders by ...

Brain growth and maturation doesn't progress in a linear, stepwise fashion. Instead, it's a dynamic, choreographed sequence ...

Your baby’s brain continues to develop in the coming weeks, endowing him with a remarkable range of involuntary movements like stretching, yawning, and sucking by the end of the first trimester and ...

The microbes that take hold in our bodies during early life have long-term effects on our brain health. Helen Thomson ...

Delays in language and reading development are common, and learning disorders such as dyslexia can significantly affect a ...

Scans of premature babies’ brains suggested that listening to their mothers’ recorded voices in hospital improved connectivity in brain regions linked to language.

In New Hampshire, a mom is busily crocheting hundreds of baby blankets for Virginia newborns enrolled in the nation’s largest long-term study of early brain and child development. This New Hampshirite ...

Kayla Simon is a preschool teacher at Lily Pad Learning Center in Fond du Lac. In her 13-year career, she's learned the importance of being a loving, safe space for children while their parents have ...

Given the complexity of the process, it’s astonishing any human has ever mastered the ability to read. Although written language is ancient — we’ve been at it for roughly 5,000 years — it’s not an ...

The brain is usually fully developed and mature by age 30. Although the brain will approach its full size by early childhood, the physical structure and function will continue to be refined as nerve ...

Before age 5, a baby's brain grows rapidly, undergoing a uniquely important moment in development. Yet, many don't understand just how critical it is for setting a person's foundation for thriving.