This recently published study may have found a link between exercise during pregnancy and infant development.

A Singapore study tracking 328 mother-child pairs has found two distinct pathways linking maternal mental health to child ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People always say the first five years of a child’s life are the most important for brain development—and they’re right. How a ...

Researchers found AI could help with creativity and education, but that it can confuse young children and generate harmful misinformation.

New research reveals that Covid lockdowns set children's development back by years. The study shows how the pandemic hampered children’s ability to regulate their behaviour, stay focused and adapt to ...

Birth order has long been linked to differences in cognition, with firstborn children often outperforming their later-born ...

Every day, people must decide what to spend their time on, weighing the costs and benefits of their effort. But the question of how 5- to 7-year-old children decide what’s worth their energy might ...

A new study suggests that growing up in poverty accelerates biological development. For adolescent girls, this early onset of ...

Researchers may have found a link between childhood stress and digestive health later in life. Published in the journal Gastroenterology, the study examined how early experiences affect gut ...