Play is more than just fun and games for children. It’s a crucial element of healthy development, shaping their physical, cognitive, social, and emotional well-being. Through play, children explore ...

Historically, mothers have received more research attention than fathers. And mothers have more often been characterized as children’s primary caregivers, whereas fathers have been characterized as ...

As parents, in the post Covid world – one is often confused as to how to understand the factors at play that influence how ...

Home visitor programs are run by local governments and nonprofit organizations and are funded largely through a federal ...

Research at Karlstad University shows that exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and adverse life events during ...

While each parent wants his or child to have good behaviour, not all parents have positive parenting skills. Parents differ ...

It’s difficult to go a day without hearing about how we live in divided times. While there may undoubtedly be things that divide Americans, many things also unite us. At the top of the list is a ...

With the help of their stuffed animals or figurines, many toddlers and preschoolers play “teacher,” “doctor” or “firefighter,” drawing early inspiration from the careers they observe in their ...

Fully understanding the development needs of young children can alert us to the damaging risk of neglect. David Howe talks to Graham Hopkins As the most widespread form of abuse, research repeatedly ...

The programs are an outgrowth of the awareness of the importance of the first 3 years in a child’s intellectual, emotional ...

Monterey Adult School's Play and Learn program offers parenting strategies and early childhood development education for families, including an ESL component. Monterey Adult School's Play and Learn ...