Two new studies add to growing evidence that a mother’s diet during pregnancy has lasting implications for her child’s brain ...

Two new studies show that mothers who eat more nuts and seafood during pregnancy may help their children develop better attention, memory and decision-making skills, lasting from early childhood to ...

Drs. Idries and Jamil Abdur-Rahman answer medical questions about structural changes in the brain development of children who use smartphones on “Morning in America.” ...

From designing a brain-friendly diet to encouraging them to be physically active, here are a few ways to boost brain ...

Preschool years are a period of rapid brain development. By age 5, children's brains are approximately 90 percent of adult-sized brains. How to boost young children's brain growth.

Why does one child with autism speak fluently but struggle socially, while another barely talks yet shows remarkable pattern ...

Long neglected by science, "middle childhood" between the age of six and 12 is a turbulent period preparing children for ...

Every child is born with a beautiful brain full of potential. But what helps this little brain grow stronger, sharper, and ...

Photo of children playing with their Christmas toys. But not all toys are created equal when it comes to brain development. FamVeld/Getty. Different types of play stimulate different parts of the ...

Michigan homeschool mom Ginny Yurich founded "1000 Hours Outside" to empower families to spend more time outside despite ...

A large Danish study found that common infections during pregnancy, such as pneumonia and urinary tract infections, do not ...

Before ever stepping foot inside a kindergarten classroom, young children nationwide are already exposed to a large swath of ...