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

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Many parents enroll their children in lessons, but what happens at home determines how much a child truly grows musically.

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Understanding Cognitive Growth in Children Parents often wish for their children to be clever, intelligent, and successful.

One day while working at my outpatient private practice in Homewood, Illinois, I received a call from a high school counselor. She asked if I could see—right away—a senior and his parents in her ...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii broke ground on two new Family & Morale, Welfare and Recreation child development centers, here, April 19. The new centers will be built on ...

While there are certainly benefits to the use of technology by children, there are also potential drawbacks that must be considered. One of the most significant concerns is the risk of addiction and ...

Parents' genes -- even when not directly inherited by a child -- may play a role in their educational and mental health outcomes, finds a new report. Parents' genes -- even when not directly inherited ...

Tallie Z. Baram receives funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Bren Foundation, and the Hewitt Foundation for Biomedical Research. Scientists have long known that the experiences you ...