Too much screen time in late childhood is associated with developmental changes in the brain, leading to more depressive symptoms in early adolescence.

You want your child to unwind. You want to avoid a meltdown. But you also want them to get the sleep they need.

The onset of PTSD in adolescence, a pivotal phase of human development, has a particularly damaging impact, since it may impair the acquisition of life skills needed for independence and self ...

Sleep issues in children were associated with behavioral and emotional problems in late childhood and early adolescence. The findings highlight the importance of identifying sleep issues in children.

Cooper R, Di Biase MA, Bei B, Quach J, Cropley V. Associations of changes in sleep and emotional and behavioral problems from late childhood to early adolescence. JAMA Psychiatry.

Adolescents in the U.K. who lived in areas with higher levels of air pollution during childhood were at greater risk of reporting worse health in late adolescence than their peers living in less ...

Childhood is a critical period for brain development, with the family environment playing a foundational role in shaping emotional and cognitive growth. Adverse experiences can have lasting ...

Slavich and colleagues examined data on 10,000 young people drawn from the U.K.’s Millennium Cohort Study, which surveyed its patients for 20 years from late childhood to late adolescence.