Children do not come with an instruction manual. It can be difficult, even overwhelming sometimes to know how to best manage our children’s behavior. Often, our parenting style is influenced by our ...

Knowledge of child development is one protective factors that strengthens families, writes Taryn Yates. My son is almost two years old. A few months back I noticed that he was getting more…how shall I ...

Investigating the risk factors and protective factors for childhood maltreatment Of the studies identified through a database search and other resources, 58 were included in the meta-analysis, ...

In a paper published October 1 in Nature Communications, University of Chicago Medicine pediatrician Dana Suskind, MD, along with University of Chicago economists John List, PhD, and Julie Pernaudet, ...

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and I encourage everyone in Illinois to join us and stand up for the future of children in our state. This initiative is rooted in communities working ...

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 ...

This is an exploratory study of maternal behaviors with particular reference to knowledge and levels of involvement in child development. Two groups of mothers representing the high and low class ...

Jean Piaget's ideas about child development continue to influence pedagogical practices around the world. His pioneering work ...