Researchers call it "technoference" – when your phone or tablet steals attention that would otherwise go to your child. Based ...

For parents concerned about their child's development, earlier diagnosis means earlier intervention, which can significantly ...

The research, published in Nature Human Behavior, analyzed MRI scans from over 1,000 children to map how different brain ...

From structural changes in the brain to shifts in stress hormones and the invisible burden of “mental load,” research ...

Parents' genes -- even when not directly inherited by a child -- may play a role in their educational and mental health outcomes, finds a new report.

A global study revealed that parents' screen time—even brief moments on phones—may be quietly hindering their children's ...

Growth patterns during the first two years of a child's life may shape pubertal growth and adult height, but have little ...

The grant cancellations would add to deep cuts already enacted at HHS' Administration for Children and Families.

Medulloblastoma is one of the most common malignant tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) in children and adolescents.

Medulloblastomas, brain tumors in children, are thought to develop between the first trimester of pregnancy and the end of the first year of life. Researchers have now analyzed the genetic changes of ...

Children’s growth in the first two years of life significantly influences their pubertal growth and adult height, but not ...