Simple routines also matter. The American Academy of Pediatrics promotes the “Brush, Book, Bed” approach — brushing teeth, reading, and then going to bed. “It sets parents up for a good bedtime ...

As the government shutdown continues, an early childhood expert says kids could be paying the biggest price, especially those ...

Extremely preterm infants with higher fat-free mass at term-equivalent age show better cognitive, language, and motor ...

A child-friendly brain imaging technique is just one way neuroscientist Cat Camacho investigates how children learn to process emotions.

Luby is an infant/preschool psychiatrist clinician researcher at Washington University School of Medicine. Barch is a clinical scientist researcher at Washington University in St. Louis. The New York ...

Human babies are born remarkably helpless, a deliberate evolutionary advantage. This early dependence allows for extended brain development outside t ...

A child's early gut microbiome may influence their risk of developing depression, anxiety or other internalizing symptoms in middle childhood, according to a new UCLA Health study.

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark have revealed the role of a specific type of brain cell in the ...

Why Nuts Matter for Growing Brains Food such as nuts, seeds and nut butters make a protein- and zinc-packed snack. Protein ...