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

The link between childhood abuse and mental illness is explored.

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.

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 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.

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

Earlier research suggested that playing an instrument could increase your IQ

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

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.

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

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By Emily Reynolds. Researchers found “contagion” of physiological stress response from mother to child.

A new study highlights the benefits of parental leave.

We need to teach our kids that being an Entrepreneur is actually a cool thing. Parents and teachers need to take steps for fostering entrepreneurship into kids from the very early stages of life.

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.

Screen time and children's brain development has been called into question. A recent study delves into the impact screen time can have on kids.

Parents often put their own relationship on the back burner to concentrate on their children, but a new study shows that when spouses love each other, children stay in school longer and marry later in life.

Giving time, love, and attention builds neural networks needed throughout life.

Three broad reasons obtaining care for kids now costs as much as buying a brand new Hyundai Elantra each year