Research shows helping your kids grow up to be happy, fulfilled, and independent is relatively straightforward. Every parent wants to help their kids grow up to be happy, fulfilled, independent, and ...

A long-term study of 292 families linked fathers’ parenting style to their children’s heart health years later. To ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. Since the advent of the helicopter parent, trending ...

A new Child Development study from researchers at the University of Virginia provides the first long-term, longitudinal evidence for the transmission of empathic care across three generations: from ...

Understanding that relationship better is crucial to learn how to keep young children and teenagers safe as they grow up. Researchers raise alarm on overlooked hazard impacting child brain development ...

Childhood adversities have distinct effects on mental health and cognitive development, necessitating a nuanced understanding beyond the traditional adverse childhood experiences framework. The study ...

Are student-teacher relationships critical to early childhood education? With roughly 33 million students enrolled in public elementary school education throughout the United States, (National Center ...

A recent study looked into the long-standing debate surrounding the impact of spanking on child development. The study, published in the Marriage & Family Review, revealed that the punishment may not ...

According to a 2021 survey by the Human-Animal Bond Research Institute, 87% of pet owners have experienced improvements in their mental health due to having a companion animal. I have certainly felt ...