A global study revealed that parents' screen time—even brief moments on phones—may be quietly hindering their children's ...

Physically punishing children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has exclusively negative outcomes -- including poor health, lower academic performance, and impaired social-emotional ...

Research shows that the presence of a father figure is important for the development of identity, self-worth, and healthy ...

New Study Details The Growing Problem of ‘Technoference’ In a nutshell Parents who frequently use phones or tablets around ...

An employee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent an email Wednesday that mistakenly included plans to ...

A follow-up email told recipients to disregard the spreadsheet, but again asked for updated contact information. One ...

In the U.S., one in seven children will experience child abuse or neglect. The effects can be often deep and long-lasting, ...

Research has shown that when words are routinely used by the adults in their lives to humiliate, shame or control children, ...

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration could gut research on the effectiveness of child welfare programs, with plans to terminate dozens of university grants studying improvements to Head Start ...

A suite of six newly published reviews finds seafood is likely associated with beneficial neurocognitive development outcomes in children.