A study in China found that junior high school students who recall more maternal touch in childhood tend to manifest more ...

Children's behavior as early as age 3 can predict whether they will use alcohol and illicit drugs in adolescence, according to a study published in the July/August issue of the journal Child ...

A new study has found a direct and sex-specific association between the composition of infant microbiome and early childhood behavioral health. A new Dartmouth-led study published in Pediatric ...

UCSF review is the largest to distill how stress affects all areas of a child’s health, starting in the womb through ...

DURHAM, N.C., May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gestational diabetes, prenatal depression, and postpartum depression were each individually associated with higher levels of early childhood behavior ...

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services is proposing to dissolve the state's long-standing Early Childhood Iowa ...

Florida State University has launched a new online professional development certification to assist educators with early childhood social and emotional behavioral support and interventions. New Dean: ...

Misbehavior is common among children. However, repeated and persistent defiance, displays of aggression, hostility, and destructive tendencies may be signs of childhood antisocial behavior. Many ...

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 ...

A new study finds that behavioral problems in early childhood have a larger negative effect on high school and college completion rates for boys than girls, which partially explains the substantial ...