child development

This Is When Babies Should Start Sleeping On Their Own

By Alice Park

Kids Who Use Smartphones Start Talking Later

By Alice Park

Should All Babies Be Screened for Autism?

By Alice Park

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Cell-Phone Distracted Parenting Can Have Long-Term Consequences: Study

New research shows how cell phone distraction can deprive babies’ developing brains of crucial developmental signals

By Alice Park

Babies in the Womb Aren’t So Sterile After All

The ever-growing research on our microbiome — the world of invisible microbes that lives within us — reveals that in utero, babies are exposed to microbes thanks to mom

By Alice Park

Autism Risk From Antidepressants Very Small, Study Finds

The latest study links depression treatments during pregnancy to a higher risk of autism—but the overall risk still remains small

By Alice Park

How to Tell if Your Teen's Just Moody or Needs Therapy

Teenagers often seem like the world’s worst roommates. They mess up your house, eat all your food, use up all your wi-fi and are always asking for money. But much of that would be forgivable,...

By Belinda Luscombe

How Age Differences Between Siblings Can Affect Autism Risk

The spacing between pregnancies can be a factor in autism, suggests the latest research

By Alice Park

The Kids Most Likely to Have ADHD In the U.S.

The latest report on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder shows higher risk by gender, race and family income

By Alice Park

This Is a Baby’s Brain on Pain

For the first time, scientists map newborn babies’ brains on pain, and the results are surprising

By Alice Park

Here's a New Trick to Help Babies Learn Faster

Surprise them. Not by jumping out of a closet but by challenging her developing notions about the world, and avoiding the same-old same-old

By Alice Park

How Air Pollution Affects Babies in the Womb

A new study finds evidence that prenatal exposure to common pollutants can contribute to hyperactivity, aggression and more in kids

By Alice Park

Parents May Be Able to Lower Kids' Autism Risk

With the help of videos and trained therapists, parents of at-risk kids may eventually help their toddlers to avoid an autism diagnosis

By Alice Park

For Success at School, Personality May Beat Brains

Intelligence isn't everything, says new study

By Melissa Locker

This Is How Music Can Change Your Brain

Actively learning to play an instrument can help a child's academic achievement

By Melissa Locker

An Infant's Brain Maps Language From Birth, Study Says

The infant's brain retains language that it hears at birth and recognizes it years later, even if the child no longer speaks that language.

By Melissa Locker

Babies Identify Emotions by Looking at the Whites of Our Eyes

Study shows the unique response of human babies to eye expressions

By Belinda Luscombe

How to Improve a Baby’s Language Skills Before They Start to Talk

Researchers say playing a series of sounds when infants are four months old could speed up the way babies process language and make them linguistic stars when they’re older. How babies respond to the sounds can also predict which infants will have trouble with language as well

By Alice Park

Health of Mom Key Factor in Baby Size, Study Says

And not race or ethnicity, researchers find

By Alexandra Sifferlin
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