Congenital heart disease (CHD), which is a problem with how the heart forms before birth—occurs in approximately 1% of ...

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 ...

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New research shows that young children who show anger and fuss more may have the right temperament to beat the odds of a ...

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 problem.

Rigorous new research appears to show that monthly checks intended to help disadvantaged children did little for their well-being, adding a new element to a dispute over expanded government aid. By ...

The children who often appear the most “successful” later in life are not always the ones who memorized the most facts first.

MINERAL RIDGE — When it comes to addressing child care expenses and other critical facets of everyday life for many, the government too often adopts “Herman Munster syndrome,” an expert in children ...

Children diagnosed with autism are far more likely to experience ongoing gastrointestinal (GI) problems than their typically developing peers. That's the finding of a new UC Davis MIND Institute study ...

For parents, carers and teachers, it’s often tempting to base our thinking on a child’s development around what we understand as “normal”. Much of the time we do this without thinking, describing a ...