Children lie much earlier, and more often, than most parents expect. Understanding why can help adults respond with clarity, not panic, and teach honesty without shame.

In an era of packed schedules, screen time, and intense focus on school readiness, many children are playing less than in previous generations, which harms development.

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The first years of our lives are critical when it comes to brain development and cognition. But reading books and learning times tables can only go so far when driving this cognitive development. Our ...

Rain Bosworth, who was diagnosed as deaf as a child, grew up surrounded by a loving hearing family. Her lifelong experience in this environment has become the driving force behind her research into ...

A long-running study shows that unhealthy, ultraprocessed diets at age two are linked to lower IQ scores in children by age six and seven.

Feeding children for too long does not aid their cognitive development. This is suggested by a study recently published in the prestigious journal Child Development by a group of researchers ...

Researchers delve into the bilingual experience and its impact on children's context-sensitive perception of trust, offering insights into how language diversity can enrich and benefit children's ...

Psychology graduate students with interests in Cognition or Cognitive Development engage in doctoral training that promotes expertise in the theories, current knowledge, and research paradigms in ...