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 ...

Researchers who study parenting and child development distinguish between behavioral control and psychological control. Behavioral control involves parents’ attempts to set clear rules and monitor ...

The CDC recently revised its developmental milestone checklists for infants and young children for the first time in nearly 20 years. The revision included adjusting the milestone benchmarks to ...

Scientists have long known that the experiences you have during infancy and childhood play an important role in shaping how your brain matures and how you behave as an adult. But figuring out why this ...

In 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporte d that in the United States “5.5% of all births were to women who reported smoking cigarettes at any time during pregnancy.” That ...

A new study adds to a growing body of evidence that indicates prenatal marijuana use can impact children’s development and behavior. By Melinda Wenner Moyer Children of women who use marijuana during ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The University of Oregon has selected a new executive director for the Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health. Katie McLaughlin, a Harvard University professor and ...

A recent study found a link between household smoke exposure in early childhood and antisocial behavior at age 12. Policy makers should continue to implement initiatives to protect children from smoke ...

A new report on child brain research has associated prenatal marijuana exposure with subsequent attention, behavioral and social problems in adolescent children; the risk rises significantly five or ...