What is cognitive development? Expert Dr Samantha Durrant answers parents' questions around this tricky subject, and how it ...

The literature has shown that cognitive and non-cognitive development before the age of three is associated with children’s levels of development at later ages. However, the extent to which the ...

McMaster University researchers have identified small molecules in the blood that may impact early childhood development, showing how dietary exposures, early life experiences, and gut health can ...

Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development has been a central framework for understanding how children grow and learn. His model describes development through four sequential stages: sensorimotor, ...

From infancy through middle childhood, cognitive development encompasses a series of milestones by which children acquire increasingly sophisticated means of representing and interacting with the ...

Research on infant thinking suggests that babies are more complex thinkers than was once believed. There is now evidence that, by the end of their first year, children are capable of logical reasoning ...

A study of more than 2,300 9- to 10-year-olds found that socioeconomic factors explained most differences in the preteens' brain development.

The ECHO Cohort Consortium is a research program supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with the mission to enhance the health of children for generations to come. ECHO Cohort ...

The story of Pakistan’s obsession with India, its military dominance fueled by faith and forged in battle, and a political ...

The combination of poorly developed social and cognitive skills during childhood is linked to poor exam results by the age of 16, with those for whom these issues persist throughout their childhood ...

From toddlers watching cartoons on tablets to teenagers scrolling through social media, screens have become an integral part ...