It is hard to read any article or book about what ails children today without encountering a discussion of “ACEs,” or “adverse childhood experiences.” Doctors, teachers, therapists, and pundits now ...

Both nature (genetics) and nurture (environment) play a role in shaping who we are, and their interaction is often the most influential factor in a person's development. Mental health can be ...

It’s a typical scene in a preschool classroom: Charlie and Lucy are each happily playing with their own toys when Lucy suddenly eyes Charlie’s toy and wants it, and she wants it NOW. Charlie, sees ...

Star Parker, a columnist for The Daily Signal, is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education. An age-old conundrum regarding raising children is the issue of nature versus nurture. That ...

When a mother first holds her baby, whether she bonds with the infant or not, she sets in motion a powerful force of neural development. Specifically, that interaction sparks the growth of neural ...