Psychologists interview Dr. Gabor Maté, author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts and Scattered Minds, about the impact of the parent-child relationship on development.
Read MorePhysical fitness affects brain development. Dr. Brian MacDonald offers ideas to help get kids to exercise.
Read MoreEight and nine year-olds can learn important lessons from teaching preschoolers about crafts.
Read MoreAre kids born in the summer smarter than those born in the winter, or vice versa? If so, why?
Read MoreA promising new treatment for autism requires a significant time commitment.
Read MoreResearchers investigated whether infant sign language was helpful in a daycare setting.
Read MoreResearchers have been looking at the factors can reduce the long-term impact of PTSD symptoms.
Read MorePsychologists talk about imagination and pretending, along with the importance of play to child development.
Read MoreDespite the importance of play, it appears to be disappearing from kindergarten classes.
Read MoreResearchers have identified some behaviours that make it more likely that a child will be rejected by his or her classmates.
Read MoreWhat is the state of knowledge regarding the benefits of early childhood interventions?
Read MorePsychologists speak with Dr. Gillian Graham Bevan, a psychologist whose son has autism.
Read MoreAlthough the characteristics of kids with autism vary, there are some difficulties that are commonly seen.
Read MoreResearch shows that, regardless of age, people have a greater number of memories between the ages of 10 and 30 than at any other time in their lives.
Read MoreAs adults, when we look back to our childhood, there is typically no memory of early events. Psychologists have termed this "childhood amnesia".
Read MoreChildhood cancer survivors are capable of having healthy babies, according to a study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
Read MoreRecent news reports that spanking lowers IQ are a bit misleading. What does the research actually say about the effect of corporal punishment?
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