In a paper published October 1 in Nature Communications, University of Chicago Medicine pediatrician Dana Suskind, MD, along with University of Chicago economists John List, PhD, and Julie Pernaudet, ...

Before kids can successfully grip a pencil, they need to strengthen gross motor skills—and these activities are a good way to ...

Parents often wonder how they can support their child’s social development more directly, particularly when friendship struggles, misunderstandings, or hurt feelings begin to emerge. While children ...

Inequality hurts children and their opportunities in life. Depending on their circumstances and the resources their parents have, different kids will face much steeper barriers to getting through ...

There are numerous ways to help a child's learning and development, but one leading educational psychologist says there is a simple aspect that is "intrinsically valuable" to fostering basic skills.

Motor skills are foundational for a lifetime of movement. For children, they play a vital role not only in facilitating physical activity levels but also for cognitive and socio-emotional development ...

Research on infant thinking suggests that babies are more complex thinkers than was once believed. There is now evidence that, by the end of their first year, children are capable of logical reasoning ...

Why do some children become more confident learners over time while others hesitate when faced with new challenges?

It's the fall youth sports season, and with registration for the winter season coming soon, what should we know about our children and their interest, or lack of interest, in sports? Child Development ...

Indore’s Urjasvini Child Development Centre has transformed the lives of 5,000+ children with autism, ADHD, intellectual ...