Junk science has put people on death row.

One of the common issues of living in the modern era is screen addiction. It is common in children, teens and adults as well. As spending too much time in front of a screen has adverse effects on child development, parents have an essential role in balancing screen time and limiting screen addition in the family. Keep reading to learn more about how to do that efficiently. Spending too much time on different kinds of screens adversely affects people, especially children in development. Excessive screen time can also cause addiction and behavioural issues. If we manage it well, we can prevent it from happening. We can do that by planning our

Despite their scarcity, science fiction books are highly sought after by elementary school students.

Emotional regulation skills set the stage for closing the learning gap.

New research sheds light on how parents’ tendency to be overly anxious and protective affects their child’s academic performance in college. The study, published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, identifies several interpersonal and intrapersonal processes that play a key role in linking parental overprotection to reduced academic confidence.

In a study of over 7,500 Irish children, researchers at the University of Cambridge and University College Dublin found that children exposed to ‘hostile’ parenting at age three were 1.5 times likelier than their peers to have mental health symptoms which qualified as ‘high risk’ by age nine.

Teaching children independence breeds confidence and social skills. Why aren’t we encouraging this?

A new study examining how much energy males and females spend carrying babies in different positions reported that women expend less energy carrying their babies than men in all carrying positions. Carrying a baby on one’s back was the most energy efficient and people carrying babies this way were able to maintain their unloaded walking speeds. The study was published in Evolutionary Human Sciences.

The study's sobering findings underscore the extent of the opioid epidemic’s impact on children, according to its lead author.

A group of international researchers examined parental methods to help toddlers sleep across 14 cultures and found that these methods are related to the development of a child’s temperament.

A study published in the journal Biological Psychology suggests that exposure to social media content about motherhood can trigger a sense of threat among mothers, activating the body’s stress response.

UK data shows authoritarian or neglectful parenting linked to higher weight in children and adolescents

Sensitive, responsive interactions with caregivers are crucial to babies’ brain development, social skills and even physical health.

A recent study has found that children who watch TV as part of their bedtime routine get less sleep, experience more sleep problems, and exhibit more attention problems and aggressive behavior six months later.

An account featuring a 3-year-old girl has sparked a discussion on online safety.

University of Queensland researchers have found enjoying a daily latte or long black causes no increased risk to pregnancy.

Rihanna is officially a new mom. The pop star gave birth to a baby boy on May 13 in Los Angeles, TMZ reports. The infant is her first child with ASAP Rocky. The couple first announced the happy news that they were expecting back in January with a series of paparazzi photos taken in the snowy streets of Harlem, the New York City neighborhood where Rocky was born and raised. In the images, Rihanna's pregnant belly peeks out from behind a pink, partially-unbuttoned Chanel Fall 1996 coat as the pair hold hands and the rapper lovingly plants a kiss on his girlfriend's forehead.

By Emily Reynolds. Negative feelings particularly likely to arise among mothers prone to social comparison.

A bipartisan bill in the Assembly would make social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram liable for getting young users addicted.

The research could have policy implications as President Biden pushes to revive his proposal to expand the child tax credit.