In the United States, estimates show that a substantial number of children under age 5 live in households that are...

Educators, policymakers, and parents have begun to focus more on children's math learning in the earliest years. Yet parents and...

Prosocial behavior is often defined in developmental science research as "voluntary behavior intended to benefit another." This can include behaviors...

Early math knowledge is as important as early literacy for children's subsequent achievement. In fact, research has shown that early...

Adolescence is typically regarded as a period of heightened emotionality. Although the teen years are an important time for youth...

Children with better academic and behavioral functioning when they start kindergarten often have better educational and societal opportunities as they...

Adolescents who have romantic relationships tend to have more problems with psychosocial adjustment. In contrast, young adults who have romantic...

Teenagers vary substantially in their ability to control impulses and regulate their behavior. Adolescents who have difficulty with impulse control...

About a fifth of all U.S. children live in poverty. These children are more likely to experience learning and cognitive...

Children with intellectual disabilities--significantly low cognitive functioning coupled with significant deficits in adaptive or everyday functioning--make up 2 to 3...

Preschoolers and school-age children who are good at identifying what others want, think, and feel are more popular in school...

Adolescence is a time of frequent and intense emotional experiences, but some youth handle their emotions better than others. Why...

Teachers experience some of the highest levels of job-related stress, and such stress may leave them more vulnerable to depression....

Do the effects of early caregiving experiences remain or fade as individuals develop? A new study has found that sensitive...

Infants who frequently react to unfamiliar objects, people, and situations by becoming afraid and withdrawing are referred to as having...