Childhood is a time of growth, learning, and development. Your child is increasing in height and weight, learning new physical and social skills, and laying the foundations of adulthood. If you have ...

The sensorimotor stage is the first of the four stages of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. It is marked by a child’s knowledge that the outside world exists separately from themselves. Once ...

Parents, often talk of child development as it pertains to intellectual growth. There are certain things parents can do to help give children the best possible opportunities for increased IQ and to ...

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

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

The safer children feel, the more they can show their true selves — warts and all — experts say. And that’s good for their development. By Melinda Wenner Moyer There was a moment over Thanksgiving ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Playing with your peers is an important part of child development. However, kids aren't socializing as much due to the pandemic, which doctors say is leading to concerning outcomes ...

Like many paediatricians, Dani Dumitriu braced herself for the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus when it first surged in her wards. She was relieved when most newborn babies at her hospital who had ...