A new treatment could help children with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism, grow taller and avoid health problems in later life. But there are concerns about whether this is ethical

I’ve learned that our teachers and school administrators in Brockton are a lot better prepared for online learning than they were back in March. I’ve also learned that for all of their efforts, they’re not quite ready for the challenges of remote schooling. And neither am I.

Parents across Silicon Valley say they're concerned they'll be judged by peers who don't have the same family obligations during work hours. Silicon Valley had to change the way its employees work when the coronavirus pandemic forced schools to close, businesses to abandon their offices and millions of people to quarantine in their homes across the US starting in March. Among the changes, companies offered flexible schedules and increased time off to help caregivers and employees in their ranks take care of their families.

We, as adults, have not given children the tools to grow up healthy in our society.

Scientists have long studied play to gain insights into the developing human mind.

Earlier research suggested that playing an instrument could increase your IQ

They’re everywhere and can impair fertility and interfere with child development. Many years ago I spent a semester abroad in Lancaster, England, studying ecotoxicology, which essentially examines all the horrible chemicals swirling around the modern world. Suddenly, Great Britain seemed less a country than a massive pile of toxic chemicals off the coast of Europe. There were the POPs, PCBs, PBDEs, plus DDT and BPA; there was lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium. Dioxins, glyphosate, microplastics, oh my!

The link between childhood abuse and mental illness is explored.

Language learning can be a matter of much concern for new parents, who often worry about what their baby is saying, how they’re saying it, and when. With previous research suggesting that frequent verbal engagement with babies can boost vocabulary and reading comprehension, this preoccupation is not without merit.

A new study highlights the benefits of parental leave.

"I’ve given my kids the dad they deserve."

We live in stories, not statistics’ is a quote by Kathleen Gilbert that I am often reminded of. At a personal level, stories have been instrumental throughout my career. In the early 80s when I started work as a nursery nurse, story time with the children was always a highlight of the day.

It's so easy to point the finger at others and to judge their sense of entitlement, but recently I did some self-reflection and found I am just as guilty of feeling entitled as the next

The latest study to examine the positive impacts of nature on children found that children living in greener urban areas had higher IQs than children living in less green areas. The research, published in PLOS Medicine, looked at 620 children and found those living in urban areas with three percent more greenery scored an average of 2.6 points higher in IQ.

Three years ago when a Jordanian suicide bomber killed 7 U.S. intelligence officers were killed, jihadists praised his bravery and the CIA blamed his ideology, but bullying explains his treachery. Adam Lankford on how we misunderstand the psychology of suicide bombers.

An 18-month-old toddler who can snowboard better than me.

My own children at their age were doing childish things. But these children – whom I met in places with names few have ever heard of – carried guns and used them. They were called “Sir” and even “General”.

Social practices and cultural beliefs of modern life are preventing healthy brain and emotional development in children.

The Russian law that bans adoptions by U.S. families will take effect in one year instead of this month, Russia's semiofficial news agency RIA Novosti reported Thursday.

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