COLUMBUS — Identifying and helping at-risk families, particularly those with young children, is the goal of a partnership of agencies in Platte and Colfax counties. In 2010, Zero2Eight Child Well ...

Scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke are tracking children from birth to age 10 to understand how factors like maternal health, environment and substance use shape the ...

As Detroit child care owner Betty Favors waited out the worst of the pandemic shutdowns, she looked ahead to when she could safely reopen Cribs2College Academy and welcome back the 75 children she ...

We live in times of high economic anxiety, driven by inflation, which reached a high of 9.1 percent in July in the U.S. As inflation soars, fears of a wage-price spiral increase, fueling even more ...

Video games can get a bad rap when it comes to kids and mental health, but their impact on child development is often misunderstood. Gaming can be a powerful training tool for a variety of skills. If ...

Permissive parenting is characterised by high warmth and low demands, creating a nurturing environment where children ...

NORWALK — As Karina Mendez clutches her 15-month-old son on her lap, she described him as a "miracle baby." Mendez was told she could never have a baby and was delighted when she found herself ...

As a specialized child trauma clinician I have accrued years of experience dealing with both child development issues and adult mental health disorders. I enjoy working with persons of all ages (early ...