The World Bank drives early childhood development globally through financing, policy, and partnerships to boost health, learning, and equity.

While there are certainly benefits to the use of technology by children, there are also potential drawbacks that must be considered. One of the most significant concerns is the risk of addiction and ...

Relational Frame Theory (RFT) offers a robust behavioural framework that elucidates the underpinnings of human language and cognition through the learned derivation of relations among stimuli. In ...

In a paper published October 1 in Nature Communications, University of Chicago Medicine pediatrician Dana Suskind, MD, along with University of Chicago economists John List, PhD, and Julie Pernaudet, ...

Early childhood is a critical period for brain development, which is important for boosting cognition and mental well-being. Good brain health at this age is directly linked to better mental heath, ...

Educational technologies are increasingly embedded in early childhood learning environments, from preschool through the first years of primary school and ...

The Society for Research in Child Development will hold its Biennial Meeting virtually April 7 - April 9, 2021. The meeting brings together thousands of developmental scientists from around the world ...

During this period, roughly covering ages 3 to 5, a child’s personality, interests, and social orientation begin to come into focus, but parents should keep in mind that personality traits, personal ...

Choosing a child care arrangement for your baby or young child can be an extremely difficult choice for parents (if you are even fortunate enough to have the opportunity to make this choice). Many ...

You’ll be qualified for employment and management positions in private childcare and daycare facilities, working with children from birth to 5 years old. You will learn in-demand skills like speaking, ...

The relationship between sex, gender, gender identity, and psychological (dis-)comfort with gender typicality has increasingly become a topic of interest ...