How a new father behaves toward his baby can change family dynamics in a way that affects the child's heart and metabolic ...

Social determinants of health, such as access to secure housing, family employment and economic stability, education, and child care, must be the focus of federal policies to support infant and ...

The development of a child begins during pregnancy, when prenatal environmental factors and genetic influences interact to ...

Most research on the health effects of stress focuses on adults, but a new review looks at how stress uniquely affects ...

Expanding knowledge of brain and child development, along with growing evidence regarding effective interventions to improve outcomes for children, youth, and families, led the National Academies of ...

Many parents feel ill-equipped to aid their child's mental health, but studies show that active engagement fosters better ...

The preschool years present a critical developmental period sensitive to changes in public health and social policy, for which robust investments in programs that support families can improve ...

Editor’s Note: Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez is a primary care pediatrician, director of pediatric telemedicine and assistant professor of pediatrics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She is ...

The Greendale Public Health Department is offering Child Development Days to assess the readiness of 3-4 year-olds not in 4K Program, with appointments required for screenings on future dates.

Video games can get a bad rap when it comes to kids and mental health, but their impact on child development is often misunderstood. Gaming can be a powerful training tool for a variety of skills. If ...