A new study has provided evidence that exposure to fluoridated water by young children was not negatively associated with child emotional, behavioral development and executive functioning in their ...

Use of telehealth-delivered, live coaching of caregiver-child interactions led to improved management of behavioral challenges and increased compliance with caregiver direction. In a study recently ...

Child development theories help explain how children grow socially, emotionally, and cognitively over time. Understanding child development is valuable for appreciating the physical, emotional, and ...

Telehealth programs for parents can improve the behavioral problems of children with developmental delay, according to new research. Florida International University (FIU) Psychology Professor Daniel ...

Parental expressed emotion (EE) refers to characteristic patterns of emotional communication within the family, principally encompassing criticism, hostility and emotional over-involvement. High ...

Previous research indicates that extensive time in early center-based day care is correlated with high levels of behavior problems in young children. However, the validity of this work has been ...

Difficulty conceiving a pregnancy may be associated with small differences in children's learning and behavior, according to ...

Madigan Army Medical Center's Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship Program has launched a new partnership ...

A new study has added evidence showing that both prenatal and postnatal exposure to air pollution can harm kids. Air pollution is not just a problem for lungs. Increasingly, research suggests air ...

According to a 2021 survey by the Human-Animal Bond Research Institute, 87% of pet owners have experienced improvements in their mental health due to having a companion animal. I have certainly felt ...

• Parents of children with developmental delay and behavioral problems face many obstacles to care, including financial challenges, shortages of mental health clinicians, fear of stigma, ...