Watching my children, I sometimes suddenly feel anxious. Thinking, "Is this child okay?" That worry—could it be that you are getting a little too far ahead of yourself?A page from my diary one day 📙M ...

I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s bag in search of fruit snacks. The contents spill onto the table, bench and floor. It’s a chaotic – but functional – solution to the ...

New research from the Institute of Population Health at the University of Liverpool calls for unflinching conversations about what poverty and financial stress can do to families, and the impact on ...

Can poverty exacerbate mental health problems among the youngest family members? A new study by an international team, including a researcher from SWPS University, demonstrates that financial problems ...

Do abuse and neglect cause behavior problems among children or do behavior problems among children cause abuse and neglect? A new study from researchers in the Penn State College of Health and Human ...

Anyone who has watched children play has seen it happen. A group needs to decide on a game, a rule, a direction, or a plan. One child jumps in first. Another hesitates, watches, and reacts. A third ...

Don't middle children often end up drawing the short straw? I often think so when watching my two-year-old nephew. Truth be told, I am a middle child myself. This two-year-old nephew of mine has a ...

Solving word problems is a key component of math curriculum in primary schools. One must have acquired basic language skills to make sense of word problems. So why do children still find certain word ...