“Gross motor skills are large movements, often using the whole body,” says health visitor Kerry Bennett. Some examples might ...

Heat above 30°C reduces early learning milestones and slows child development in children. Poor families experience the ...

What helps families understand whether an early childhood program truly offers the safety and support young children need?

The first few years of a child's life are at a stage of great brain plasticity and neurodevelopment, and form the foundation for their future cognitive, social, and emotional skills. This period, ...

Climate change—including high temperatures and heat waves—has been shown to pose serious risks to the environment, food ...

The holidays mean school breaks, and school breaks often mean a lot of screen time. Here, a local pediatrician offers tips on ...

Owning a smartphone before the age of 12 has been linked with obesity, poor sleep and depression in children.

A new long-term research, tracking over 8,300 children in the US, has found a clear link between social media use and the ...

The Little Gym of Trexlertown will bring movement-based learning, gymnastics classes and confidence-building programs to ...

A new cellphone could have unintended, dangerous consequences for some children, a new study suggests.

Access to affordable child care is a growing concern as Texas’ booming economy gains 1,500 new people daily, yet families ...

Child development experts say AI-generated content aimed at infants can impact their perception of the world around them.