Researchers discovered that unusually high temperatures can hinder early childhood development. Children living in hotter ...

“Gross motor skills are large movements, often using the whole body,” says health visitor Kerry Bennett. Some examples might ...

developmental assessments, therapy, ongoing care, and case management. Children we assess may have a developmental need or concern. They may also have characteristics of: Autism spectrum disorder, ...

Piaget’s stages of development describe how children learn as they grow up. There are four distinct stages: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. Jean Piaget was ...

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

Climate change—including high temperatures and heat waves—has been shown to pose serious risks to the environment, food ...

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

Piaget’s stages of development include sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. While there is some criticism of them, they may help characterize child development.

Child and Adolescent Development is the study of the biological, physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive growth and development of the child from conception through emerging adulthood. Using theory, ...

Much of the public discourse around artificial intelligence has focused, understandably, on its potential to fundamentally alter the workforce. But we must pay equal attention to AI’s threat to ...

The safer children feel, the more they can show their true selves — warts and all — experts say. And that’s good for their development. By Melinda Wenner Moyer There was a moment over Thanksgiving ...

Among the policy proposals included in the “Build Back Better” Act championed by the Biden administration and congressional Democrats is legislation the White House describes as “the largest ...