Child and adolescent development spans rapid and interlinked changes in physical growth, cognitive capacities and social and emotional skills from infancy through the teenage years. In physical terms, ...

It's hard to balance everything, school, problems at home, and a partner who's upset if you can’t talk all the time.” In a Youth Advisory Board (YAB) meeting with five Hispanic/Latino adolescents ...

Assistant Professor Jin Yao Kwan shares research and insight on how co-parenting reduces overall parental stress ...

The conviction and sentencing of Karmelo Anthony have generated intense national debate. Anthony, a Black teenager from Texas, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison On June 9, ...

More than three decades after the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, fulfilment of child rights within health systems worldwide remains uneven and poorly operationalised. Many ...

Physician-scientists at Oregon Health & Science University warn that exposure to air pollution may have serious implications for a child's developing brain. Air pollution causes harmful contaminants, ...

The environment in which children grow up can play a central role in their mental development and psychological well-being.

A toddler plays with an iPad as her mother pushes her in a stroller. The child ignores her surroundings, mesmerized by the device. A preteen plays Fortnite with his online friends. Most of these ...

Child and adolescent development encompasses the dynamic progression of biological, cognitive, emotional, and social capacities from infancy through adolescence. Early developmental processes, such as ...