Genetics play an important role in child development. What determines how a child develops? While it is impossible to account for each and every influence that contributes to who a child eventually ...

Will a child who's evaluated for autism later develop an intellectual disability? Can this be accurately predicted? Early-childhood experts in Quebec say they've have come up with a better way to find ...

The environment in which children grow up can play a central role in their mental development and psychological well-being.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Children’s Mercy announced Monday that it has developed a “breakthrough” test to help diagnose genetic diseases in children. In a study published in the Journal of the American ...

Adults need to guide kids’ interactions with AI, and teach the difference between talking to a machine and a human.

Parents want to support their child's development, but many aren't sure what works. Here are five common reading myths and ...