Parents want what’s best for our children—and our current parenting culture offers an endless stream of suggestions for how to set kids up for success. Though most of this advice focuses on individual ...

The transition to parenthood can be an anxious time for expectant moms and dads. A recent study shows that stress on fathers before and after the birth of a baby could affect their children’s ...

For decades, studies have shown that children able to resist temptation—opting to wait for two marshmallows later rather than take one now—tend to do better on measures of health and success later in ...

This paper presents epidemiologic data describing the risk of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases for African-American female adolescents relative to their white peers. Diverse cultural, ...

A new study explored how parents' divorce affects early child development. Data from more than 62,000 children aged 3 to 5 years, as well as their families, were analyzed. Children from divorced ...

People always say the first five years of a child’s life are the most important for brain development—and they’re right. How a child is treated and who they’re surrounded by during this time can shape ...