Childhood is a time of growth, learning, and development. Your child is increasing in height and weight, learning new physical and social skills, and laying the foundations of adulthood. If you have ...

In "Llama Llama Mad at Mama," a popular children's book from 2007, a little Llama Llama goes to the grocery with his mama and becomes overwhelmed by all the sounds, sights, smells and shopping ...

Use of telehealth-delivered, live coaching of caregiver-child interactions led to improved management of behavioral challenges and increased compliance with caregiver direction. In a study recently ...

A new study has provided evidence that exposure to fluoridated water by young children was not negatively associated with child emotional, behavioral development and executive functioning in their ...

Child development theories help explain how children grow socially, emotionally, and cognitively over time. Understanding child development is valuable for appreciating the physical, emotional, and ...

Telehealth programs for parents can improve the behavioral problems of children with developmental delay, according to new research. Florida International University (FIU) Psychology Professor Daniel ...

A mother's warm, timely, and appropriate responses to her child's needs support the child's development and help protect ...

Parental expressed emotion (EE) refers to characteristic patterns of emotional communication within the family, principally encompassing criticism, hostility and emotional over-involvement. High ...

A new study has added evidence showing that both prenatal and postnatal exposure to air pollution can harm kids. Air pollution is not just a problem for lungs. Increasingly, research suggests air ...

Psychologists call it 'technoference'- when smartphones interrupt parent-child interactions. Research suggests these ...

• Parents of children with developmental delay and behavioral problems face many obstacles to care, including financial challenges, shortages of mental health clinicians, fear of stigma, ...